‘Hitting the lists’ is something I hear a lot in authorland. It’s the specific goal to enter one of the bestseller lists so you can share the awesome achievement in your author bio. There are several of these lists, some with more prestige than others. What the rules are for each list is different too, Read More
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Review + Cover Reveal: Judgement Day by Josie Jaffrey
I’ve got something very exciting to share with you today: Judgement Day‘s cover! Josie Jaffrey started a new series in her Silver universe last year with the release of May Day. Soon, the sequel, Judgement Day will be out. I already read the ARC and I’m so excited (review below). So here it is, Judgement Read More
Reading Challenge: r/Fantasy Bingo 2021
I’ve been lurking on the Fantasy subreddit for a while now and I want to participate more. One of the community events is the yearly r/fantasy bingo, and I want to participate this year. I didn’t know they release the new bingo on April first, but when it dropped, I ultimately fell for the April Read More
Booktour: The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Big thank you to Turn The Pages Tours, the publisher, and the author for this advanced reading copy in exchange for my honest opinion during the blog tour. The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman has been on my TBR ever since it was announced. As a biracial woman with a heavy interest in Japan, Read More
Booktour: Stay Mad, Sweetheart by Heleen Kist
I’ll be honest, this is a difficult review for me to write. Stay Mad, Sweetheart by Heleen Kist touches on current subjects like sexual harassment and online bullying. It also starts with off-page suicide. So trigger warnings apply. While I knew it had to do with the #metoo movement, I wasn’t expecting the suicide and Read More
13 Diverse Fantasy Books Released in 2021
Because my TBR isn’t large enough already, and I really like overviews of new books, I’m presenting thirteen diverse fantasy books released this year already. I’m pretty excited to check these out. Have you read any of these yet? Winter Orbit by Everina Maxwell Release date: February 2nd, 2021 Summary While the Iskat Empire has Read More
Spotlight: Ranger’s Oath by Blake Arthur Peel
Ranger’s Oath is the first book in the Fall of Radiance series by Blake Arthur Peel. I had the honour of sending this book to the final round as I judged it in the first two rounds. Sadly, I wasn’t assigned this one to read for the finals, but what I read was so good, Read More
5 J/K-dramas From My Youth On Netflix
My interest in Japanese culture started early when I became friends with an adopted Japanese girl. But it wasn’t until I hit my teens that I started looking for pop culture to consume. Pokemon is still one of my favourite franchises, but I hungered for more. I read a ton of manga and watched a Read More
6 Fantasy Romances To Check Out This Valentine’s Day
It’s nearly the middle of February which means Valentine’s Day is coming up. Whether you love or hate the day, or don’t celebrate at all, it’s hard to escape. But in case you need some escapism or just a good romance story, here are five fantasy romances that came out since the beginning of the Read More
Book Blogger Novel of the Year 2021
Last year, just before the holidays, the winners of the first annual Book Blogger Novel of the Year Award were announced. Now, the signups for this year are opening up, and I wanted to talk a bit about my experience on last year’s panel. For Panelists I knew when I first heard about BBNYA, I Read More
