Remember bodice rippers? The romance novels we used to sneak from our mother’s room or the library, furtively shuffling away to our bedroom or a quiet part of the library to read like it was forbidden. The covers that were oh so tempting; Some flaxen beauty in a low-cut period gown that was half falling … Continue reading The Kiddifying of Romance Covers
My obsession with Jane Austen knows no bounds. Honestly, if you put a book in front of me and suggest that it has “Mr. Darcy vibes” chances are I’m going to read it. Heck, if the name Jane Austen is anywhere in the book, I’m probably going to read it. Hence my choice of What … Continue reading Romance, Mysteries, and small English villages
As if brick and mortar stores, and Amazon, and Libraries, and eBooks weren’t enough, the book club books came appeared.Well, they were always here. Remember Columbia House? (Those who are old enough to remember this) It was a club where you could get 9 CD’s for .99. The catch was you must buy a dozen … Continue reading Subscriptions! For Books!
And here we are, back on my Pride and Prejudice variation kick. By now I have read so much of these it a wonder my appetite for it hasn’t diminished. It’s fascinating to me how many ways authors can read the original text and imagine ways to change it just a little to create a … Continue reading Pride & Prejudice with a new twist.
I think I've spoken about this before, maybe last year when this first came into the foray of authors. People who identify as "authors" with 90, 100 books under their belt because they've all been written through AI programs. Now these people are creating seminars that go for hundred of dollars to teach you how … Continue reading AI & Books
The groundhog lied. Not that's out of the way, let's get to this weeks review. A popular idiom is “Never meet your heroes”. Everyone has a comfort person, fictional or nonfictional. And audio books have become a reliable source for this. There’s something soothing about hearing your favorite person reading to you, especially if the book is good … Continue reading Audio readers are the new fandom.
Don't think that I was able to figure that out on my own. Well the little squiggle part with the C. I have an American keyboard and had to cheat a little. But it's right. I'm learning French. Why? Because I kind of always wanted to. Duo bird demands you keep up. Or else. In the height … Continue reading J’apprends le français
My reading relationship with Alexis Hall is odd. There are books of his that I absolutely adore and others that I’m meh on. And then there are the books that I started meh on and ended up falling in love with. One of Hall’s superpowers, I think, is the ability to both make side characters … Continue reading 10 Little Things
I mentioned that I was going to try some new things this year. I briefly mentioned podcasts in a previous blog post but I haven’t really delved into podcasts. Of which I listen to too many. This week I want to talk about a podcast that came out in December that has been an absolute … Continue reading A modern retelling of Sherlock Holmes.
I usually don’t review these types of romance novels. The boy meets a girl in an out of the way place, they fall in love, there’s an issue, then they get together and there’s a HEA. There are so many other review blogs, some that I follow, who do this so much better than I could. … Continue reading Ranching is the same everywhere.
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