I will take a minute to be thankful that we are not judged on our childhood idols. Right? Right. If we were, I’d clearly be blond, meddlesome, and prone to trouble – but also, I’d be absolutely darling. I don’t know that I’d necessarily want to revisit any of these characters. Some of them IContinue reading “Childhood Idols”
Category Archives: Lists
Ten Books for the Botany Lover in Your Life
Please note I mean botany lover and not botanist… Though I imagine they can be one and the same. In this case, it’s for the casual fan of botany, bordering on eco-lit fan. Although if you’re interested in a specific botany topic, I can probably help you with that too. These books, however, are meantContinue reading “Ten Books for the Botany Lover in Your Life”
Superlatives: Exploring Genres
This week’s top ten post (or five, as it happens) is recent five star reads. I’m going to change that up a bit and choose a five star book from a traditional (or very specific) category. I’ll still be providing a list of five star books, but they won’t all focus on literary fiction. InContinue reading “Superlatives: Exploring Genres”
So You Need A Little Space?
Maybe you just watched The Martian or maybe you love Firefly. Either way, now your in the mood for Sci-Fi, but don’t know where to start. I’m here to help. Sci-Fi is not my typical genre, so I can’t pretend this is the best list out there. BUT, and there’s always a but, this mayContinue reading “So You Need A Little Space?”
Placing Blame
Sometimes the blogging world is a funny place, because (in general) most of us are book bloggers (at least those of us participating in #BBAW), we tend to all have a pretty good idea of what’s new and what’s good. But as it is impossible to read them all, we have to trust others toContinue reading “Placing Blame”
Songs to Inspire a Novel
When I started this blog it had a much bigger focus on music, so it’s no surprise that I was excited to see this week’s prompt (songs I wish were novels). While I’ve moved away from that – and in the interest of honesty, I have a hard time listening to music when I struggleContinue reading “Songs to Inspire a Novel”
Put a Little Heart In It
Let’s begin with a quick quiz: St. Valentine was: a) a priest in the Roman Empire who helped persecuted Christians during the reign of Claudius II, was thrown in jail and later beheaded on Feb. 14. b) a Catholic bishop of Terni who was beheaded, also during the reign of Claudius II. c) someone who secretly married couplesContinue reading “Put a Little Heart In It”
This Is Not a Love Story.
Okay, okay, I lied. A little. There is a bit (or a bunch) of love in each of the following novels, but most are not intended to be a “love story” and certainly not genre romance. They are, instead, are a mix of novels I thoroughly enjoyed with some semblance of love involved. From theContinue reading “This Is Not a Love Story.”
Historical Settings I Enjoy
Salem Witch Trials. Growing up in the Boston area, Salem was a big part of our New England history curriculum. We even took a field trip there. I’d love to say it was as fun as Hocus Pocus, but alas, it was not. It was fascinating, however, and I love to take as many fictionalContinue reading “Historical Settings I Enjoy”
Watch This? Read That!
When I sat down to write this list, the shows that immediately sprang to mind are ones that are based on literature already. Outlander, The Walking Dead, and Daredevil are fantastic, but if you want to read books like those shows, my best suggestion is to start with the source material. So I went withContinue reading “Watch This? Read That!”
flannel and folklore 