Early every December I realize I’m officially sick of whatever year we’re currently in, and start dreaming obsessively about how much better the next year will be. This is doubly the case with 2015 — some awful stuff happened, and lately I’ve spent a lot of time worried about…well, everything. Fortunately we’re on the cusp…
2015 State of the Blog and Wrap-Up
How is 2015 over already? Let’s talk nerdy. First, the basics Books read in 2015: 73 (46 since 7/1) Audiobooks: 13 since 7/1 Pages read: 24,911 (15,838 since 7/1) Books reviewed: 54 (27 since 7/1) Books not enjoyed: 11 (5 since 7/1) Books not finished: 1 (1 since 7/1) Library books: 37 (21 since 7/1)…
C.J. Cregg Is My Spirit Animal
I love all kinds of book and television characters: heroes, villains, the straight man, the genius, the fool. But what I love more than anything — what makes my little heart go pitter-patter — is a well-rounded, kickass heroine. They’re not always easy to spot, so when I find one I love her immediately, and…
6 Ominous(Ish) Gothic Novels To Read For Halloween
Gothic novels are chock-full of haunted castles, mustache-twirling villains, damsels in distress, dashing heroes, and supernatural elements of all shapes and sizes. If you’ve read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you’ve read what most contemporary readers call “Gothic.” But Stoker was actually late to the genre party; Dracula was published in 1897, while the first true Gothic…
2014 End of Year Book Survey
2014 has been quite a year, and not necessarily a good one. I’m so excited that it’s finally the holiday season, and that I have some time to look back over my reading for the year. I’ve read fewer books, but more of them have been excellent than ever before. Best Books in 2014 1….