Sometimes, it really is just a choice. So, while I deeply enjoy reading about the villains and their backstories and reasoning, and seeing if there is a way to blur the line, I’d like to keep that enjoyment in the world of books.
Tag Archives: fiction
book lengths and impact
Books come in all shapes and sizes. I own copies that fit in my mini purse and others I could easily knock someone over with.
The Herbalist by Heather Morrison – Fall Must-Read
The Herbalist really has everything you need to make this your new fall favorite! It’s out on October 9, so it’s just the time to preorder and enjoy this cozy, lovely, hug-in-a-book fall read!
contemporary issues in fiction
For a lot of the books that go through my hands, I feel like they try to appeal to that narrow pocket on social media where they have 7 seconds to catch a “reader’s” attention.
The Blue Castle
What would happen if, for example, you found out you’re dying, went on a spree of doing the things you always wanted to do, and then found out you’re not dying? Does it seem reckless and unsustainable now, in the aftermath? Do you keep it up?
picture this
My life would be so full of art and romance. Everything would be romantic, and the walks along the beach in those rain boots (because it’s always a chilly fall day – no summer in my perfect scenario, sorry), and a nice warm cardigan would be a must!
wiser by the hour
I don’t put dates in my journal. Everything is one big script in black ink, page after page of neural pathways that run into a dead end and reroute to find another. Days and months spilled into one, so my journal reflects that.
Book Review of Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See
The stories of Moon, Petal, Dove, and other women in the book show what it was like to be a Chinese woman and immigrant in 19th-century Los Angeles.
Summer in Details: Fragments of Time
Sitting with the weight of a year passed, I bite into a peach, and as I trail the juice from my hand to my elbow, I try to ground myself. My hands are sticky, and I wipe them on my shirt, leaving a blotchy stain on my ribs.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury reads as very up-to-date
We burn the world down with bombs, drain the water to feed data centers, and destroy our culture, history, and archives. I think that to future species, those that come after us, we would present a bigger mystery than dinosaurs present to us. We are actively destroying every trace of us.
