This 52 Book Club prompt should be somewhat easy but just in case, here are some ideas! One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: Romance Average Goodreads Rating: 4.01 In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents…… Continue reading Book List: Starts with O
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Book List: Set in an Ancient Civilization
If you could go to any time period, where would you go? What if you went really far back? I thought I’d start making lists for the challenges on the 52 Book Club, and this was the first prompt! The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Genre: Fantasy Average Goodreads Rating: 4.30 Achilles, “the best…… Continue reading Book List: Set in an Ancient Civilization
Book List: Cinderella Retellings
From rags to riches, these books will keep you up past midnight. Cinder by Marissa Meyer Genre: YA Sci-Fi Average Goodreads Rating: 4.12 Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that…… Continue reading Book List: Cinderella Retellings
Book Review: Enchantra by Kaylie Smith
I just finished the audiobook of Enchantra by Kaylie Smith, the sequel to Phantasma, and the second book in the Wicked Games series. I actually liked Enchantra way more than Phantasma. This book focuses on Genevive, the youngest Grimm sister. In search of answers to her family and herself, she seeks out Enchantra. Only her…… Continue reading Book Review: Enchantra by Kaylie Smith
Book List: Snow White Retellings
Mirror Mirror on the wall, which book reads the best of all? Stitiching Snow by R.C. Lewis Genre: YA Sci Fi Average Goodreads Rating: 3.87 Princess Snow is missing. Her home planet is filled with violence and corruption at the hands of King Matthias and his wife as they attempt to punish her captors. The…… Continue reading Book List: Snow White Retellings
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
Book List: Stranded
Stuck in the middle of nowhere….uh oh. Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis Genre: Holiday Romance Average Goodreads Rating: 3.70 On a snowy evening in March, 30-something Noelle Butterby is on her way back from an event at her old college when disaster strikes. With a blizzard closing off roads, she finds herself stranded, alone…… Continue reading Book List: Stranded
Book List: Rags to Riches
Your typical Cinderella story, just told different ways. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Genre: Classic Average Goodreads Rating: 4.16Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane’s natural independence and spirit – which prove necessary when…… Continue reading Book List: Rags to Riches
Book List: Why Choose?
This list is for the trope where one woman has multiple men. The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe Genre: Dark Romance Average Goodreads Rating: 3.67 The stories were all wrong — Hook was never the villain. For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for…… Continue reading Book List: Why Choose?
June Wrap-Up and July TBR
June was a rough month for me mentally. (I think I just need to get off TikTok, rather than let it convince me I’m too old or don’t look get enough to be worth anything. Obviously, it’s wrong but it gets to me and then I don’t read because I’m crying). So, I didn’t read…… Continue reading June Wrap-Up and July TBR
Living For Literature 