New Release Review | The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Treeby Samantha ShannonEpic Fantasy Bloomsbury PublishingFebruary 26, 2019 About the Book:  A world divided.A queendom without an heir.An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction—but assassins are getting […]

Top 5 Tuesday | Reasons I Read

Top 5 Tuesday!  Trying to figure out why I read is almost like asking me why I love my husband.  I list out the obvious reasons, but I think my love of reading just is.  It’s not really definable. I still gave it my best shot!  I have a feeling it’s similar to what other […]

The 2018 Birdie Book Awards!

Another year has come and gone.  Another year of swimming through the mediocre books to find the hidden gems.  (Or, in my case, jumping right to the authors and series you know are going to be spectacular.  Who doesn’t love a sure thing??!) Yes, that’s right, it’s time to celebrate each genre and trope by […]

Top 5 Tuesday | Strike These Tropes From History!

Top 5 Tuesday!  The idea of ‘tropes’ has always been a tricky one for me.  I think all books follow similar plot lines.  There are only so many out there, and the specifics are what makes each book better or worse. These are the 5 I HATE! Top 5 Tuesday was started by Shanah at […]

Top 5 Tuesday | Gimme MORE Trope-Types!

Top 5 Tuesday!  My favorite tropes, and ones that I’d love to see more of.  The idea of ‘tropes’ has always been a tricky one for me.  I think all books follow similar plot lines.  There are only so many out there, and the specifics are what makes each book better or worse. These are […]

Top 5 Tuesday | What I’m reading this Fall!

Top 5 Tuesday!  I don’t really plan books based on season.  Except for the holidays.  I ALWAYS read holiday books!  Anyway, so instead of posting books that fall into the ‘autumn’ category I’m going to share with you 5 books that are on my schedule in the fall months already. This did force me to […]