Why Did I Read? I love both historical fiction and Greek mythology and I was so intrigued by this premise! A story set during World War I but told by Greek gods, Aphrodite in particular. Have you ever heard such a unique premise?? My Thoughts: This is probably one of the most unique book premises I’ve ever read. We hear the story as it’s being told by the goddess Aphrodite to her husband Hephaestus and to her lover Ares. She […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl The first line of a book can be so important! It’s like the first impression when you meet someone new. It sets the tone for the rest of the book. These are some of my favorite first lines because they capture your attention right away and make you want to find out why. These lines pull you in and you need to keep on reading because that one line both […]
Why Did I Read? This one had the sound of a survival story in the wild with fantasy elements and I was all about that! I was at Tricia’s signing when she toured for this book and she talked about Rasmira being a total bad ass axe wielding warrior and I was sold! My Thoughts: If you are hankering for a standalone fantasy, this is it! It’s not often we have a well rounded fantasy standalone so I’m always excited […]
I think it’s sort of interesting that we have all these cornerstone YA things making a comeback this year – a Hunger Games addition and now a new Twilight book? Flashback to the early YA days, am I right? Now, my little book blog didn’t make its entry into the world during the hey day of quintessential YA releases but it was quite a long time ago. Seven years, to be exact! That’s right — happy 7th blogaversary to me! […]
While March was the month that never ended, April seemed to have flown by! I can’t believe it’s May. It’s really weird to me that it seems like a whole chunk of this year has passed and the seasons are progressing but life seems stagnant. I don’t know if that makes any sense but quarantine life makes it seem like I’m in a holding pattern but time is still going by. It’s weird and a little unsettling. I hope you […]