I’ll never forget that night. It was almost midnight and I knew there was no way I was getting to sleep anytime soon. I’d gotten off a call with the guy I’d been talking to most nights recently. And my hands were shaking. My head was full of helium, floating so high it was in … Continue reading Falling Into Infatuation
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix A friend and I went up to Madison, Wisconsin to look at houses and enjoy the city. While we were waiting for our favorite restaurant to open, we popped into this amazing indie bookstore, Mystery To Me. They had this book on display and … Continue reading Book Review: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
This is probably not going to be new advice to anyone whose ever read an author’s blog before, but having just experienced it for myself, I figured I’d reiterate it. Now and again, you have to refuel your creative engines. Lately, far from being in a writing slump, I’ve actually been doing a fair amount … Continue reading Refueling The Creative Engine
This is a new series I’m going to do every Sunday where I give you a round up of fun things that I’ve discovered this week. YouTube Channel To Follow: Charlotte Dobre – She mostly reacts to things on the internet but there’s something so funny about it, that I’ve become seriously addicted. Her series … Continue reading Sunday Funday #1
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James This was one of my Book of the Month selections. You know I love a good ghost story, so I immediately devoured this book. Coming from the same author as The Sundown Motel I had high hopes for the creepiness factor. This book, however, didn’t deliver as well … Continue reading Book Review: The Broken Girls
Now that I’m out of my reading slump, I’m hoping to use this space for a little accountability to keep me reading. As such, here are the books I’m hoping to read and review this month: 1. A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh I picked this up in the romance section at the library. … Continue reading July TBR
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix This book came onto my radar several years ago, but I couldn’t get myself to commit to it. However, I was recently in an amazing mystery-centric indie bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin and picked up his newest book (The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires) and remembered this book. I bought … Continue reading Book Review: Horrorstör
So, I’ve been pretty absent from this space over the past year. I’d love to blame it on the pandemic, but I don’t think that’s the honest truth. It’s been an interesting time and I’ve done a lot of growing. I’ll doubtless be sharing some of it with you in posts over the next few … Continue reading Life Updates (+ Kittens!)
Okay, so I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. I have been highly unproductive in lockdown, including not being able to concentrate on reading. But all of that changed last week when the newest installment of the Cormoran Strike series arrived on my doorstep. I read all 927 pages in about 3 … Continue reading The Problem With “Troubled Blood” (But Not What You Think)
In an effort to improve my health and get out of the house some, I’ve recently begun getting up at 5am and going for a walk around my neighborhood. Typically I just do a couple of laps of my block and call it a day. It’s some nice exercise, there aren’t a lot of people … Continue reading I’m So Mad Right Now
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