In case I don’t post anything again until after Christmas, I wanted to send a big old holiday hug to all of you out there! It’s been a year filled with a lot of things, some good and some bad, but I’m actually pretty proud of how much we did on this little blog. Running a book blog is a labor of love. It’s sometimes draining, sometimes fabulous, but always something that I want to do. So I thank you for sticking with us. Through the lulls, through the peaks, you were here. Thank you for that! I don’t usually…

I’ve been MIA a bit because I managed to suddenly get a cold on Saturday night. I swear, every time that I get a real, full blown cold, it comes out of nowhere. *sigh* I miss summer already. Anyway, I’ve gotten the journaling bug again! I used to journal every single day, all the way up through high school, and then it slowly trickled off as I got into college and then into the work force. Still, I’ve kept slowly writing ever since then and now I’ve discovered the concept of bullet journaling and I’m HOOKED. 2019 shall be the…

My defunct book club that I stopped working on over a year ago, has been resurrected! I missed all the things that go along with book club. I missed the conversation, and the interaction. Truth be told, I missed my reader friends. Since I’m in a great place at this end of year, and I’ve already successfully revamped my bookstagram and started it up again (you can find that here), I’m ready for my book club. Our first read of the year will be Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett! In preparation for the new show, of course. Want…

People love to joke about how Southern California loses their mind when it rains. Well… I’m here to tell you, that’s definitely more accurate than I care to admit. We are on day two of rain over here in Los Angeles, and it’s been raining fairly heavily for the last 28 hours straight. I remember when I first moved here permanently, probably about 9 or 10 years ago now, it used to rain all the time during the winter. But, climate change and all that, the weather kept changing and it rained less and less often during our “winter”. Now?…

So, one of my promises to myself this year was that I was going to scale down. In every aspect. Scale down on the things I buy, scale down on the things I own, and also try to keep our house from turning into a storage unit. Oh, trust me. It’s not been easy. My book dragon tendencies keep urging me to look at book sale emails, and it takes all of my willpower to ignore them. *sigh* Being a bookworm is a hard, hard job. My rule lately has been composed of two separate parts: 1. If I don’t…

This blog is going to get spooky. Guys I LOVE this time of year. I love cool weather and I love Halloween! You know that I’ve been playing Halloween bingo, and so I now have a backlog of spooky and horrific books that I’ve read that are just itching for reviews. So expect October to be full of those, as well as a bunch of posts of my favorite horror movies. We’re doing this time of year right.

Lately I’ve been doing a whole lot of this: and not so much of this: I’ve been in this space where I just want to CONSUME ALL THE BOOKS, but reviews aren’t coming as easily as they normally do. That might be because of what I’ve been reading lately. Halloween Bingo always brings out books that are outside of what I normally read and, while that’s fantastic, I don’t always know how to process them. I’m a Fantasy/YA/MG kinda gal. Give me a Southern Noir book, that has me bawling by the ending, and you have a babbling mess. I…

Once upon a time, I was the most summery person who ever existed. I craved sunshine, beach days, and backyard parties. Then, I graduated from college, moved away from the beach, and now I’ve become a Fall and Spring girl through and through. Bring on cool mornings, chilly evenings, and drizzle to walk around in. Bring on the first open flowers, overcast afternoons, and any excuse to sip a hot cup of tea while reading a book. IS IT FALL YET? *sigh* At least my reading this month will accurately reflect the seasons that I’m eagerly waiting for. Remember, September…

It’s nearing the end of August and I am ECSTATIC. September and October may not necessarily be cold in Southern California, but they still herald the beginning of cooler temperatures, sweaters, baking time and HORROR BOOKS. Yup, that’s right. This is the 2nd year in a row that I’m participating in a Halloween Bingo game on Booklikes, and I’ve come to love this part of the year for its scary and mysterious reads. I’m so ready! Here is my super cool bingo card, and all the books I’m pondering reading for the squares are listed below. You can expect to…