If you're looking for a book about girlhood, then The Virgin Suicides probably isn't the one for you. Disguised as a story about just that, it tells far more about the obsessive, voyeuristic boys-turned-men that tell the story of the Lisbon girls' tragedy. Everything told is through their distorted sense of reality, calling the mystery… Continue reading The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides: Girlhood Told Through a Voyeuristic Lens | Book Review
Hello, everyone! I hope you're enjoying your respective holiday seasons! As the end of the year is swiftly approaching, I've been trying (and sort of failing) to catch up on my year-end rituals. This involved changing my Goodreads goal of fifty to forty (because at thirty-eight, fifty just isn't going to happen) and slowly starting… Continue reading Top 10 Most Recent Additions to My Bookshelf / Physical TBR | TTT
When people think of food or delicious treats from C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, I get the sense that Turkish delight is the first thing that springs up in their mind. As it's a part of one of the most significant plot points--seeing Edmund betray his siblings--it's understandable why it's so… Continue reading Mr. Tumnus’s Sugar-Topped Cake Recipe | Bookish Recipes
Hello, everyone! Historically, I've not been one to set too many goals. In times past, I found that when I did, I'd set my expectations much too high, landing me in a pit of disappointment and with not much accomplished. As I'm getting older and trying to get a better handle on things in my… Continue reading Setting Reading Goals for the First Time in 2024
Hello, everyone! I've been hoping to get book reviews out a little more frequently but I'm in the middle of so many books right now that it's taking me a while to finish any. My philosophy on Goodreads has typically been to mark any book I'm remotely interested in as "to-read" while reserving a separate… Continue reading Down the TBR Hole #3 | Poetry, YA Fantasy, & Anticipated Releases
Hello, everyone! I can't believe how swiftly the holidays are approaching (or are currently amidst us for some). The holiday season also marks the weeks leading up to my birthday (two days before Christmas!) so it's good times. It still has yet to snow where I'm at but I'm hopeful (despite all odds). Has it… Continue reading Top 10 Books On My Winter ’23-’24 To-Read List | TTT
Hello, everyone! I can't believe it's already coming up on the end of the year -- where have the months gone? Whatever the case, I'm glad for the impending reset. It feels about time for one of those. Since I think fresh starts are best primed with some time spent tying things up and getting… Continue reading The End of the Year Book Tag 2023
Hello, everyone! Happy December. 🙂 Up until very recently, it's been quite a while since I had enough to say about a book to formulate a whole review. In my most recent library run, I picked up three books: So far, I adored Before the Devil Knows You're Here, have yet to start Black Sheep,… Continue reading You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight: A Setting Wasted | Book Review
Hello, everyone! How have your autumnal months been of late? I know fall technically bleeds a good deal into December but I tend to peg the beginning of the season at the start of the month -- meaning I'm pretty much bidding farewell to fall. At the end of the summer, I'd hoped to read… Continue reading October-November ’23 Reading Wrap-Up: Middle-Grade Fantasy, A New Favorite, and Rare Books Uncovered
I knew this book was going to be a five-star read as soon as I was describing it to people with a pounding heart and words tripping over themselves, rushing to get out -- something I've truly not experienced in years. Before the Devil Knows You're Here has some of the most phenomenal prose I've… Continue reading Before the Devil Knows You’re Here by Autumn Krause | Book Review
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