The end is nigh. The BooktubeSFF Awards are nearly here. The winners will be announced. Books will be crowned. These blog posts will be over. Some of you may be relieved by that. Regardless, it is time I weigh in on my final thoughts on the categories. I’m going to run this like I usually…
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading this broke me. It never had a chance to build me up. From the very beginning it just grabbed me by the heartstrings and started tugging me around like a puppy that couldn’t keep up. Me Before You was just that sort…
You are all probably sick of all the Science Fiction talk on this blog. I promise this is the last dedicated Science Fiction post for a while. (A week at least, I swear.) This week, similar to the post I had earlier about my Fantasy Favorites, is Science Fiction Favorites. I’ve already espoused my love…
Top 5 Wednesday was created by Lainey and is currently hosted by Sam from Thoughts on Tomes. Make sure you check out the goodreads group. This week’s topic is: Book You’re Intimidated By. Man, oh man are there a ton of books that I am intimidated by. I’m talking downright terrified to the point that I…
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Wow, I am so conflicted with this book. On one hand, I love the worldbuilding. On the other hand this book felt like it dragged and as a result didn’t have a lot going on with it. So I found myself…
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Joonam. I seriously loved this book. This was a character driven story and I absolutely loved them all. Well, for the most part. I initially rrated this 5 stars, but after letting things settle this is more of a 4.5 stars.…
Well who would have thought that I would get to rant again about my love for Science Fiction. (Seriously, I might have a problem.) I didn’t. At least until I looked at the list of topics for the babbles. All of that is beside the point. This week I’m talking about Overlooked Science Fiction. There…
Top 5 Wednesday was created by Lainey and is currently hosted by Sam from Thoughts on Tomes. Make sure you check out the goodreads group. This week’s topic is: Books with “Hard” Topics. In case you were wondering what the heck that means. Think of it as the books tackle issues that aren’t exactly light.…
The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Let me be upfront about this. I did not love The Kiss of Deception. I did not hate it. However I feel like when I think back on the year it’s not going to be one of those books that springs…
Tuesday Talks was created by Janie and Janelle. I have a completionist personality. So it really isn’t a surprise to learn that I am the kind of person who feels the deep burning desire to read the accompanying novellas that go along with a novel series. That isn’t to say that I’m always completely sure…
The Lost World by Michael Crichton My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed reading Jurassic Park, I can’t say the same for The Lost World. So many things were different about this novel. While I didn’t expect it to be the same, I did expect that I would feel like it had the…
I completely geeked out when I saw that this was the topic for this week. While I love Fantasy, I think my heart truly lies with Science Fiction. There is just something about the genre that always manages to excite me. The infusion of science and the prospect of exploring what could be gets to…
T5W officially has a new host. Sam from Thoughts on Tomes is taking over. While I’ll certainly miss Lainey, I’m thrilled that Sam is taking over. Sam is a wonderful person and if you don’t already subscribe to her channel you should. Do it. Anyway, this week’s topic is: Rainy Day Reads. This one is…
Under Their Skin by Margaret Peterson Haddix My rating: 4 of 5 stars Growing up I loved Margaret Peterson Haddix. She was the first author I knew was an author and actively sought out her books no matter what they were about. It all arose from my love of Running Out of Time, which I…
Tuesday Talks was created by Janie and Janelle. They say, “Curiosity killed the cat.” What most people forget is that cat’s are said to have nine lives. Also that the rest of the saying goes, “but satisfaction brought it back”. Now you might be wondering why the hell I’m talking about cats (other than that…
So, I pondered... 