There are a lot of books I haven't recommended here yet, but that I eventually want to get to. One that holds a special place in my heart is Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones. That said, I'm not here today to recommend Howl's Moving Castle; instead, I want to introduce you to another... Continue Reading →
Have you figured out yet that I tend to be pretty slow to read really popular books? This isn't on purpose, but it does seem to happen fairly often. Gone Girl, the Percy Jackson series, On Writing... and those are just a few of my more recent late-to-the-party reads. I doubt my streak is going... Continue Reading →
If you follow my book recommendations, then it should be clear that I'm not at all opposed to re-reading books. Even though I may know what happens when I'm re-reading, I still manage to discover something new or, at the very least, rediscover something I'd forgotten about. That the Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling,... Continue Reading →
Let's face it: humour can be hard to write. Sure, you can have a great joke. But if you don't nail the timing or delivery, then it won't make your readers laugh. There are certain books, though, that leave you feeling as though humour comes easily to their authors. Shizzle, Inc, by Ana Spoke, is... Continue Reading →
Reading isn’t always about entertainment for me. Though it is one of my top motivations, there are also a lot of other reasons why I choose to read: distraction or curiosity, for example. Then there’s my desire to learn something. While I firmly believe that you can learn something from any book, regardless of genre,... Continue Reading →
Miranda Burski 