Happy Valentine's Day weekend! 💕 Now, don't get me wrong, Valentine's Day is still one of my least favorite holidays. Still, I do enjoy a good fictional romance from time to time, since what's better than living vicariously through imaginary characters? In honor of the holiday, I'm giving you some romance book recommendations (both adult … Continue reading 5 romance book recommendations based on sitcom couples

It's book recommendation o'clock! I don't read much nonfiction—what can I say? I like a narrative—but within the past year or so, I've pushed myself to try some out and actually found some that I've really enjoyed. For me, the trick is audiobooks, since I can basically trick my brain into thinking I'm just listening … Continue reading 8 nonfiction book recommendations

Doesn't fall feel like the perfect time to read The Raven Cycle? Something about the cooler weather and the spookiness of the Halloween season makes me want to escape back to Henrietta, Aglionby, 300 Fox Way, Cabeswater, and all the rest of the places. Last fall, that's exactly what I did — in preparation for … Continue reading 7 books to read if you love The Raven Cycle

Lately, it's been hard for me to pick up books that are too heavy. All I want to do is escape into feel-good fictional worlds, since the real world is still a trash heap and continues to get worse every day. I think we could all use a hug right now. So today I'm recommending … Continue reading 6 books that feel like a hug

Raise your hand if you were the mythology kid in elementary school. 🙋 I've always been fascinated by Greek mythology, but that interest has multiplied within the past year or so thanks to a little musical called Hadestown. Since yesterday marked one year since I saw Hadestown on Broadway (*sob*), I figured I could celebrate … Continue reading Recommendations: books involving Greek mythology

Last year around this time, I posted part 1 of If you liked this, try this: LGBTQ+ books. And fun fact, that is the most viewed post on my blog! So I have returned in celebration of Pride month to bring you ten more recommendations of LGBTQ+ books based on semi-popular (mostly) non-LGBTQ+ books. The … Continue reading If you liked this, try this | LGBTQ+ books, part 2!

Happy Pride! Let's not forget that the modern gay rights movement was started by Black trans women rioting against the police. 😌 Before we start out, I want to share some resources that I know have already been shared a hundred times, but it doesn't hurt to add one more time: Resources for how you … Continue reading 40+ queer books by Black authors to support this Pride month (and always)

If somehow the characters from Jane Austen novels existed in the world today and walked up to me, the first thing I would do is die on the spot, probably. But the second thing I would do is recommend books to them, because, naturally. The question is: if I met these characters today and had … Continue reading Book recommendations for Jane Austen heroines

As someone who has been reading YA science fiction/fantasy for more than half of her life, I know how hard it can be to venture from YA into adult SFF. YA often just seems simpler - the worldbuilding usually isn't as complex, there aren't gigantic casts of characters that you need an entire index to … Continue reading Adult SFF books to try if you mainly read YA

The world basically sucks right now, not going to lie. It can be easy to sink into a pessimistic attitude, but now it's more important than ever to stay hopeful, which is why I'm recommending books with "hopepunk" themes. What exactly is hopepunk? This term was coined by author Alexandra Rowland in 2017 as the … Continue reading Hopepunk book recommendations