Autumn is, without a doubt, the most magickal time of the year. Just look around you… the world is undergoing a major transformation–and isn’t that what magick is, transformation? It’s also a period of invigoration and reflection. We get to take a break from the madness of summer vacation, family holidays, and scorching heat to […]
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Book Review: Saving Angel (Divisa, #1) by J.L. Weil
CATEGORY: bibliophile, book review, book whore, books, books and reading, demons, kindle, NA literature, reading, reading challenge, YA literature
Saving Angel by J.L. Weil is like one of those car crashes you can’t look away from. You know you’ll probably see something you can never unsee, but it’s so grotesque you just have to look. That’s probably not a great way to recommend a book but, let’s be honest, I don’t recommend this book. […]
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Book Review: Pestilence (The Four Horsemen #1) by Laura Thalassa
Pestilence by Laura Thalassa is the biggest surprise I’ve gotten from a book in a very long time. When I started reading it, I thought, Ugh, first person, present tense and almost put it down right then. But, a few of pages later, I came across the phrase, “Oh, for fuck’s sake” and I knew […]
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Book Review: Captive of Darkness (Heart of Darkness #1) by Debbie Cassidy
Debbie Cassidy’s Captive of Darkness has an interesting premise. Wynter lives in a place called Justice Falls that has to pay yearly tribute to silver riders who claim their marked citizens once a year. As one of the only people who can see the marks, Wynter is doomed to know the truth of all the […]
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Book Review: Knight of a Trillion Stars by Dara Joy
They say you can never go back but, maybe, what they meant is that you shouldn’t go back. Knight of a Trillion Stars is a perfect example of this. I first read Knight of a Trillion Stars by Dara Joy when I was a teen (when it had a much, much better cover.) Well, I […]
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Witchy Reads: Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic. by Lisa Lister
CATEGORY: bibliophile, book, book review, book whore, books and reading, reading, wicca, witchcraft, witches
Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic. by Lisa Lister is a tough one to review. Do I agree with her call to feminism? Yes. That we should challenge the patriarchy at every step? Yes. That there’s a witch in all of us hiding from her power? Yes. Do I agree with anything else? Nope. For starters, Witch […]
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Book Review: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
CATEGORY: bibliophile, book review, book whore, books, books and reading, novel, poems, poetry, reading, YA literature
I don’t know if we’re supposed to call it a novel or a poetry collection, but The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is unlike anything else I’ve read. I could tell, right from the beginning, why it’s been getting so much attention: It’s a masterpiece of language that will, one day, be held up as one […]
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Summer 2019 Bucket List
It’s no secret that summer is my least favorite part of the year. Kind of hard to enjoy those long summer days when you suffer from heat and light sensitive migraines. I have to try extra hard to keep my mood up during this time. With that in mind, I’ve made myself a little bucket […]
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