With a new year comes a new reading goal! For 2026, I will be setting my reading goal to 12 books just like last year. I’m still working through repairing my relationship with reading and lessening the pressure, so I want to keep things light. Since I’m not where I…
I don’t read a lot of cozy fantasy because, while I like the idea of it, I’m usually not in the mood to pick up a book that falls into that category. That will be changing. Greenteeth caught my eye initially because of its cover — goodness, what a beautiful…
2025 is racing towards its end, but before we cross into 2026, I want to take some time to reflect on the year behind me. While the final number will probably be more, at the time of writing this I have read a total of 55 books in 2025. There…
As someone who is obsessed with all things bookish, I’ve accumulated many book-related items over the years. With the holiday season in full swing, I’ve put together a list of my favorite items that would be perfect gifts for yourself or a person in your life that loves books! Disclosure:…
Every year seems to go by quicker and quicker, and this year is no different. As the end races closer, I find myself looking back at the year, reflecting on the goals that I set for myself. The goals I create for myself each January change depending on my life…
I was introduced to Gothic literature as just a babe, in my seventh grade English class. I was immediately enamored by the visceral emotions that it can evoke, and the way that it entrapped my mind within the words. I remember the way that my heart raced while reading The…
I consider myself a highly functioning anti-social introvert. I could spend (and have spent) days in a row at home alone, not stepping outside those four walls once. I’ve gone days without talking to friends. I love to plan solo-trips to cabins in the woods, away from everything and everyone.…
I started this book about an hour before bed, planning on just reading a few chapters. I ended up devouring the entire book, not stopping until I hit the end at around 2am. 150 pages in, I already knew that it would be a five-star read. It was special, and…
When Sabrina first brought up her idea for her “Is Anyone Out There? How Literature Reaches Across Space and Time” article, she presented it to me initially as a musing on literature as communication across time. Me being me, my brain took it down a similar but different path than…
As someone who is a mood reader and slightly obsessive with books, I find myself falling into slumps periodically. There are numerous methods out there to get out of a reading slump, but a particularly fun one is to try a reading challenge! As I am currently in a bit…