I'd been hearing about this book on Bookstagram, BookTube, and BookTwitter as an anticipated release for September 2019. And then the Barnes & Noble YA Book Club chose it as the book for the October 10, 2019 meeting. So of course, I picked up a copy as soon as I had the money. I'm definitely not sorry I did. Serpent & Dove is Shelby Mahurin's debut novel. As such, it does suffer a bit from "first book syndrome" where the story starts ... Read the Post...
Blogtober: Top 5 Disney Villains
Ok, now this is an interesting blog prompt for Blogtober - not precisely bookish, but also bookish if you've been reading any of the Twisted Tales series of books. So here are my top five Disney villains. #5 - Gaston - Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite movies. And I love to hate Gaston. He's an asshat, there's no two ways about it. He can't get it through his thick skull that Belle doesn't like him and he has the audacity to actually ... Read the Post...
All Hallows’ Read Challenge TBR
I know, I know, I posted a TBR already but then I found the All Hallows' Read Challenge. So now I've got even MORE to read but I'm cool with that! :D So without further adieu, here we go... I chose the "This Is Halloween" tier (hello, I'm a Nightmare Before Christmas freak, what did you expect): do the monster mash- complete! For this prompt, you read an anthology. I just picked up Slasher Girls & Monster Boys at the library (I own ... Read the Post...
Blogtober: The Perfect Reading Nook
I'm sorry I don't have an image for you, but none of the images I found quite captured what I would like to have in a reading nook. So I guess I'll just try to describe it for you. Because it's hard to read in an area that is too dark, the walls would need to be painted a light color. Probably white, though I'd use a good contrasting color for the trim like a deep eggplant, hunter green, or maybe even black. It would have to be a window nook - ... Read the Post...