When books share the same name

Yesterday I was introduced to the latest Book Twitter controversy. Tomi Adeyemi, the author of Children and Blood and Bone, accused Nora Roberts of copying her book title and trying to profit off of her (Tomi's) success. (Nora Roberts' response, if you're interested.) Some people called into question which book had been titled first and pointed out that titles can't be copyrighted. Other people posted images showing tons of books with similar titles that had been published in previous years. I learned that Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer was published alongside another book titled Eclipse on the exact same day. This got me thinking about...

Do you age up YA characters?

It's no secret that a LOT of adults read young adult fiction. I actually didn't start reading YA until I was 25. In fact, I didn't even know it was a thing when I was a teenager! I've always known, of course, that the characters in YA books are teenagers, usually around age 16. Somehow in my brain though, they're never actually that young. Recently I was very fortunate to be reading an early copy of Wicked Saints and the realization of just how young the characters were really hit me. There's a male character in the book who has been directly compared to The Darkling from The Grisha Trilogy about a million times all over the internet....

Top Ten Tuesday #215: Platonic relationships

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Platonic Relationships Woohoo! Another difficult topic. I'll throw it out there: I read for the romantic relationships. Sometimes there are some great platonic relationships that sneak into a great romance too, but I noticed when going through my books for today's post that they aren't actually very common. I did manage to put together ten though! Radu & Nazira // Bright We Burn by Kiersten White Cinder & Iko // Cinder by Marissa Meyer Felicity & Percy // The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Serina & Nomi // Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart Harry & Hermione...

Book Review Plus a Recipe: Little White Lies & Snickerdoodles

Title: Little White Lies (Debutantes #1)  Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Publication Date: November 6, 2018Publisher: FreeformPages: 400Add to Goodreads "I'm not saying this is Sawyer's fault," the prim and proper one said delicately. "But." Eighteen-year-old auto mechanic Sawyer Taft did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door and offer her a six-figure contract to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But when she realizes that immersing herself in her grandmother's "society" might mean discovering the answer to the biggest mystery of her life-her father's...

Weekly Recap: 11/18 - 11/24

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This week has been less than great. Things started off fine and Thanksgiving was fine, but yesterday my puppy woke up with a fever and we ended up taking him to the emergency vet where they found out that his temperature was over 105 degrees. They did several tests and x-rays and couldn't find what was wrong, so he ended up staying for 24 hours in their ICU. Thankfully his fever is finally down and he'll hopefully be home late this afternoon. I actually did finish a couple books this week (finally)! Other than that, not much to report. NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK Nothing new this week! THIS...

Saturday Screen Time #26: A little of this, a little of that

Happy Saturday, everyone! It has been awhile since I've done one of these and I've watched quite a few things since last time! I'm leaving out some rewatches (including the amazing Hotel Transylvania) so I can focus on movies that are new to me.  THIS WEEK IN SCREEN TIME Apostle - I heard about this movie on Last Podcast and when I found out Dan Stevens was the lead, I knew I had to watch it! I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but Apostle turned out to be a very strange movie. It didn't really seem to know exactly what it was. It wasn't really a horror movie or a historical drama. Dan Stevens definitely saved this for me....

Book Review: Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart

Title: Grace and Fury (Grace and Fury #1) Author: Tracy Banghart Publication Date: July 31, 2018Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPages: 320Add to Goodreads In a world where women have no rights, sisters Serina and Nomi Tessaro face two very different fates: one in the palace, the other in prison. Serina has been groomed her whole life to become a Grace - someone to stand by the heir to the throne as a shining, subjugated example of the perfect woman. But when her headstrong and rebellious younger sister, Nomi, catches the heir's eye, it's Serina who takes the fall for the dangerous secret that Nomi has been hiding. Now...

Briggs Book Tag

Hi everyone! I first spotted this tag over at It Starts At Midnight and I figured I'd jump on the train. The tag originated with Jaded Reader and I'm so excited to do it! If you don't know what your Myers-Briggs personality type is, you can take the test here to find out. I'm an INTJ, which honestly explains so much about my childhood and life in general. Maybe I should check out some of those top careers... INTROVERT: (I)  You can be outgoing, but need to recharge with some calming solitude, where is your favorite place to read & unwind? Why is this little oasis where you choose to go? My favorite place to read is my bedroom,...

Audiobook Review: Nyxia by Scott Reintgen

Title: Nyxia (The Nyxia Triad #1)  Author: Scott Reintgen Publication Date: September 12, 2017Publisher: Crown Books for Young ReadersPages: 384Add to Goodreads Emmett Atwater isn’t just leaving Detroit; he’s leaving Earth. Why the Babel Corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family. Forever. Before long, Emmett discovers that he is one of ten recruits, all of whom have troubled pasts and are a long way from home. Now each recruit must earn the right to travel down to the planet of Eden—a...

Top Ten Tuesday #214: Thanksgiving colors cover collage

Today's Topic:  Thanksgiving Colors Cover Collage So. I hate freebie topics. I need to be pointed in a direction or I end up flailing with no idea what I'm doing. This is how I settled upon doing a Thanksgiving cover collage using colors I associate with autumn and Thanksgiving. This week I have a mix of books that I've read and want to read. I know it's a bit of a weird take, but here it is! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. ...

Weekly Recap: 11/11 - 11/17

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This week has been (you guessed it) hectic! I'm actually sitting here trying to remember what I did. XD The one thing I can say for sure is that we spent most of the day on Thursday at Magic Kingdom and it was so much fun! We went to two of the gingerbread displays in the Contemporary and Grand Floridian resorts. If you'd like to know more about the gingerbread, you can check out my gingerbread review post from a couple years ago! Yesterday I went to the eye doctor and had a contact fitting so that I can actually see fish later this year when I go snorkeling on a cruise. (Glasses don't really work...

Down the TBR Hole #7

Hi everyone! I'm back for another edition of Down the TBR Hole, in which I try to get rid of books faster than I find new ones to read. Spoiler: I'm failing so far. The Down the TBR Hole meme was started by Lost In a Story and it is the most perfect tool for cleaning off shelves that I've come across. Here's how it works: Go to your goodreads to-read shelf. Order on ascending date added. Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books Read the synopses of the books Decide: keep it or should it go? THE BOOKS SLATED BY TERI TERRY I had completely forgotten this book until now! Slated has my attention mainly...