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Category: Books
Stop Saying that Zoella “Outsold J.K. Rowling!”
I am so bloody sick of these headlines. Zoella’s book Girl Online outsells JK Rowling This 24-Year-Old Blogger Is Selling Books Faster Than JK Rowling Zoe Sugg Aka Zoella Shoots Past JK Rowling’s 1st Week Launch Records For Her New Book ‘Girl Online’ YouTube Star […]
11 Books I Haven’t Read from BEA 2014
I attended BookExpo America 2014. (Wow, doesn’t that feel like ages ago?) However, I’m sad to report that there are SO many books from BEA that I haven’t even read yet! I picked up 19 books in total and there are still 11 that I […]
Am I The Only One Who Doesn’t Care About Adobe “Spying”?
A couple weeks ago I read an article about how Adobe is spying on its users with Digital Editions 4. Am I the only one who isn’t outraged by this? I actually couldn’t care less. Before I get into that, here’s some background information from […]
I Feel too Old for Some Things in YA Books
I know we always say, “You’re never too old for young adult books!” And to a certain extent, I still believe that to be true. However, I feel like there are some things I might be too old for. I think it’s a combination of […]
Will eARCs be Swapped Out for “Advanced Samples”?
Every now and then I stumble across an eARC sample on NetGalley. I’ve never requested them because I’m not big on samples, but they’re still there. Then, on Friday, an unmarked sample of an eARC was added to Edelweiss. When I say “unmarked” I mean […]
Do Three/Four Star Ratings With No Negative Points in the Review Confuse You?
This actually annoys me more in product reviews than in book reviews, but it definitely still applies to books too! Sometimes I see a three or four-star rating for a book and after I read the review I notice that nothing negative was mentioned at […]
Have You Ever Been Afraid to Reread a Book?
I’m in a bit of a slump right now. I have a problem where none of the books in my TBR pile sound good. Obviously they sounded good to me at one point, otherwise they wouldn’t be in my TBR. But right now, I just […]
Why Does Insta-Love Still Exist in Books?
In case you don’t know, insta-love is when a girl meets a boy, has two conversations with him, and then declares her undying love for him. Then the reader leans back, wrinkles up her nose, and thinks to herself, “WTF just happened? She doesn’t even […]
Quick! Hurry Up and Finish Those ARCs!
I’ve always had a bad habit of requesting a bunch of ARCs that I’m super excited for, receiving them, then not reading them straight away because the release date isn’t for another 3-6 (or more) months. But then, by the time it makes sense to […]