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Long May She Reign by Rhiannon Thomas

Long May She Reign by Rhiannon Thomas

Facts: Long May She Reign is not really a romance. There are a few bits and pieces, but it’s ultimately sooo not the focus of the story, which is kind of appropriate. It seemed like it would be a fantasy book, but it’s not really. […]

Draaaagons! (The Dragon’s Price by Bethany Wiggins)

Draaaagons! (The Dragon’s Price by Bethany Wiggins)

WHAT A COOL IDEA!! ^ That’s the #1 thing I have to say about The Dragon’s Price. I looove the idea of this book. There are so many cool and exciting concepts! I won’t tell you about the most epic thing, because it’s not in […]

Why You Should Give Zero Fucks About Posting Critical Book Reviews

Reviews are not for impressing or pleasing publishers. Reviews are not for getting into a publisher’s “good graces” by showing them you love everything. Reviews are not for making authors feel good. Reviews are about you, your thoughts, your experiences, your opinions, and how you […]

Why I’m “Only” Aiming to Read 75 Books This Year

To a lot of people (particularly non-book bloggers), 75 books is still a ton and I definitely acknowledge that. So please don’t feel bad if your goal is 10, 25, or 50 and that feels like a lot to you! We all have different numbers […]

I Fell in Love With a Fantasy Series! (just like I hoped!)

When I talked about my reading goals for 2017 I said I wanted to fall in love with a new fantasy series… and I already have! Funnily enough, I also said this in that same post: “I’ve actually just started The Demon King, so it’s […]

Frostblood by Elly Blake (I should have loved it but I didn’t)

Frostblood by Elly Blake (I should have loved it but I didn’t)

Objectively, Frostblood ticked so many boxes that should have made me fall in love with it. But sadly, that’s not what happened. The book missed out on that connection. I never really got invested in the characters or story. The world building was kind of […]

2016 in Review – Kicking Ass & Taking Names

2016 in Review – Kicking Ass & Taking Names

I am a badass WARRIOR WOMAN and I’m not afraid to say it. So I didn’t make all the above progress in 2016, but I thought that ‘before’ picture was a great way to illustrate how far I’ve come. I discovered weightlifting In February of […]

2016 in Review – Business & Freelancing (wasn’t what I expected)

2016 in Review – Business & Freelancing (wasn’t what I expected)

My last post of 2015 talked about my business goals for 2016. I highlighted a lot of awesome wins in 2015 (great year!) and talked about my three focuses for 2016: Quality of life. Scaling back custom work. Teaching badass girls to code for WordPress. […]

2016 in Review – Reading Stats and Favourite Books

2016 in Review – Reading Stats and Favourite Books

This is hopefully the first in my three part “2016 in review” series. I have things to say about books/reading, business, and life stuff. 😛 2016 was one big reading slump. I started out writing very, very few reviews in early 2016. In fact, between […]

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