July/ Book-tube-a-thon Wrap Up

I am shamed.  During the seven day Booktubeathon I read only 3 books:  7/12 stars The Murders In The Rue Morgue Challenges applied: finish a book in a day, hyped in Sherlockian lore, people in the distance. I kinda regret reading this so fast because there is so much logical detail, but I am thankful

The Murders In The Rue Morgue Marginalia/ Booktubeathon #1

The Booktube-a-thon is an annual event hosted by Ariel Bissett that encourages people to read as much as they can in seven days. This is my first year participating but it’s well timed for me. Beren and Luthien is due this week, I was captured by A Spell For Chameleon while in the library, I’ve been wanting

Goodreads Monday:Dupin

Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners . To participate, choose a random book from your TBR and show it off.  So I found this weekly meme some weeks ago and decided to participate.  The Murders In Rue Morgue Edited and with an Introduction by Matthew Pearl Includes “The Murders in the

Fresh-Pressed Ends

It stalks the edge of this dream                                                                                       curling the fresh-pressed ends  

Summer Book Quotes

  So, halfway through the year and halfway through summer. I’ve been getting though my last batch of library books before having no library books for over 24 hours while trading my hometown library for my depressingly small college library.  For the first half of summer, I’ve been reading a mixed batch of the great

What, What, Why?

What makes me                                                                                                        

Writing Reluctantly

  I thought you love writing                                                                                                writing is

Snakes In Fiction

 Snakes are one of many underrated character types, possibly because of ophidiophobia, possibly because of the human tendency to believe that your species is the best species. It’s probably the latter, as minority characters aren’t as apparent as white girls. Other character types, such as Death, aliens, etc., are usually not the main character.  Shout

Book Appreciation: Boxcar Children

 Yes, I know it’s HP’s big 2-0, but even thought I used to have nightly dreams where Sirius Black was my father for two years, it’s not the only book series that made me. I want to give a shout out to all the book (series) that impacted me.  The first one came out in