Picture of the day: Donuts. Mmmm… donuts. That’s what’s on my mind today. So, once upon a time, a long time ago, in a blog far far away, there was a Jessica who actually loved posting in her book blog every day. She’d lay out posts weeks in advance, revel in the opportunity to create new content, and grimace only slightly when one line of HTML would throw off her whole formatted blog post. Then, she got a full time job. It’s been two years since then. I miss having more time to blog, but I also miss not actually…

Last year, around this same time, I stumbled upon BookLikes as a new reader’s platform. I was enamored with the fact that it meshed together two of my favorite things: organization and interaction. You can read my original blog post to see my initial reactions, but I thought I’d check back in with you all and let you know how things are going. It’s been a year, and I’m still in love with this site. I do have a blog over there, along with my organized shelves. In fact, one of the reasons that I don’t blog over here as often…

It’s okay if you didn’t, lol. I just wanted to let you all know that I’m back! I took a month off from blogging to get things straightened up in my life. There are a lot of circumstances I won’t go into right now that kept me from enjoying being a blogger for the last few months. It was starting to become a chore, and I couldn’t have that! I love this blog, I adore all of you, and I always want to do it for the love of books. So I took a month off and now I’m back!…

I was sitting here, moving reviews over to Goodreads and getting posts set up for the coming weeks and I realized something: I haven’t actually posted anything personal on here in a long time. Back when I first started my blog, I used to mix it up! I’d have reviews, muse about books that were coming up, gush about my favorite authors, and occasionally throw in a movie review or two. Lately I’ve been so busy that I’ve only been posting what’s scheduled on my calendar :). I know this is a book blog, but I always like to get to…

Happy Holidays my friends! Are you looking for your next read? Maybe looking for a good way to fill up that new Kindle that found its way under your Christmas tree? If you’re like me, the time after the holidays brings plenty of time for reading, but also a fairly empty wallet. That’s why I’ve turned to bundles. Ever since I first stumbled upon sites like StoryBundle and Humble Bundle, I realized that it’s an amazing way to find new content, support great creators, and even help out charity at the same time! Being able to help someone else with…

Guess time time it is again? I’m so freaking excited! It feels like the time between Bout of Books both runs slow, and insanely quickly. If that even makes any sense? Anyway, let’s get to it! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books…

Today I spent most of my day wandering around my hometown’s version of Comic Con! I’m a huge fan of comics, graphic novels, and all things horror related. What’s not to love? Seriously! I wandered the floor in a daze. Half caught between staring at things I wanted to buy, and things that were just were created with such insane talent that I couldn’t look away. You know that feeling when you wish you had enough money to buy everything you look at? Yeah, that was me. Anyway I wanted to two of the cool, bookish things I found today!…

This is where I wish I was right now… doesn’t that look heavenly? Hi there bookish friends! *stretches and yawns* Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve actually written anything on here that wasn’t a review, a promotional post, or a giveaway, hasn’t it? I remember when I first started this blog I used to relish in writing random posts. Then, slowly, life got in the way. Full time jobs, with hour long commutes, will do that to you! Still it’s nice to stretch out in here and write some ramblings once in a while. I thought I’d catch…