I love a good fairy tale retelling! A Sleeping Beauty is a classic. I’m a bit on a time rush this week so unlike my normal posts, this will just be a straight list 😝 A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan A Spindle Splintered by Alix E Harrow Spindle Fire by Alexa Hillyer Thornhedge…… Continue reading Book List: Sleeping Beauty Retellings
A Study of Subgenres: Cozy Mystery
Perhaps the most timeless subgenre of all. The cozy mystery. When it’s time to pick up a cup of tea and read about small town murder. Cozy mystery became a term in the late 1900s as a way to return to the “golden age” of mystery. But what, you may ask, makes a book about…… Continue reading A Study of Subgenres: Cozy Mystery
A Pinch of Poetry: Lay Poem
Time for another poetry form! The lay poem, aka the lai, is from France. The rhyme scheme is aabaabaab. Any line with the “a” rhyme scheme is 5 syllables long and the “b” lines are 2 syllables. There’s 9 lines per stanza and the short lines are not to be indented. It’s set up to…… Continue reading A Pinch of Poetry: Lay Poem
April TBR
Realistically, I’ll probably only get to half of these. The Overstory by Richard Powers This is my current read! It’s about trees. Part of Your World by Abby Jiminez A cute romance in the city. Version 1.0.0 Immortal Consequences by I. V. Marie A dark fantasy… Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer The sequel to…… Continue reading April TBR
March Wrap-Up
It’s time to look at what I read this month! Broken Fae by Caroline Peckham and Suzanne Valenti This is the fourth book in the Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac series, a side series to Zodiac Academy. I’m only reading this series because there’s a specified reading order to read this before getting back to…… Continue reading March Wrap-Up
Book Review: Electric Idol by Katee Robert (Sourcebooks Casablanca)
Hi all! I know it’s been a while since I posted a full review. I’ve been so busy! But I just finished Electric Idol by Katee Robert and wanted to share my thoughts. This is the sequel to the Dark Olympus series, where the power of a “Greek god” is either passed down or voted…… Continue reading Book Review: Electric Idol by Katee Robert (Sourcebooks Casablanca)
Spring Time Cozy Time Book Tag
Last Friday was the first day of spring! And though it doesn’t feel like it in Ohio, I thought maybe I could manifest warmer weather with this tag. I found this tag on Cierra’s Cynosure’s blog, and it was created by Kate @ Cover to Cover Book Blog. Rainy Days: A cozy read while a…… Continue reading Spring Time Cozy Time Book Tag
A Study of Subgenres: Children’s Mystery
Welcome to another subgenre of the mystery subgenre! This week we’ll take a look at what a mystery aimed at children looks like. Because the target audience is for children, the subject matter can’t be too dark. Themes might include those that are relevant to children like navigating friendships or changing family dynamics. The mystery…… Continue reading A Study of Subgenres: Children’s Mystery
A Pinch of Poetry: Italian Sonnet
It’s time to review another sonnet type! The Italian sonnet is also known as the Petrarchan sonnet created by Giacomo da Lentini in the 1200s, later popularized by Guittone d’Arezzo and Dante Alighieri. This sonnet, like most sonnet types, is 14 lines long. The first 8 lines, the octet, sets out to describe the initial…… Continue reading A Pinch of Poetry: Italian Sonnet
Book List: Life After Death
There are many beliefs about the afterlife. Even within the same religions, there is contention among the beliefs. There is no way to definitively know what happens when we die, beyond faith and speculation. And this makes it such a fun topic for the literary world. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch…… Continue reading Book List: Life After Death
Living For Literature 