Top 5 First Lines in Sci-fi and Fantasy

I judge books by their first line. When I can’t decide which book to read next I’ll go with the book that has the strongest first sentence. If a book has a memorable or quirky first line I know I’m Read More …

[Book Tag] I Should Have Read That

I saw the I Should Have Read That Tag on Siobhan’s wonderful book blog and it looked like fun! I don’t think I’ve actually taken part in a book tag before so this looks like the perfect time to start! This tag Read More …

[Cover Release] New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

I’m delighted to showcase the gorgeous cover for the upcoming anthology New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl! Cover designer Yoshi Yoshitani created gorgeous, vibrant work of art! From Rebellion Publishing: “New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People Read More …

How to edit photos for Bookstagram

I love bookstagram! I could spend hours scrolling through the thousands of amazing photos. The amount of talented photographers and book lovers in one place is mesmerizing. Here’s a shameless self promotion for my own Bookstagram! Have you ever taken Read More …

Why I started reading YA as an adult and the books that fuelled it

I was a book snob  If you scroll through my blog, you’ll see I read a lot of Young Adult novels. But it hasn’t always been that way. In fact, when I was an actual young adult I read almost Read More …