Top 5 Wednesday: Enemies to Lovers

To start off September strong, I'm visiting one of the most debated and well-known tropes: enemies to lovers! Six of Crows | Nina & Matthias "Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a…

Top 5 Wednesday: Bookworm Characters

Happy Wednesday, everyone! The prompt for this week's Top 5 Wednesday is "bookworm characters", or characters who love to read! Tessa Grey | The Infernal Devices "In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices…

Top 5 Wednesday: Debut Novels

Debut novels are an author's first published book. Most of the time, the author improves past their first published book. But sometimes, their first book remains my favorite! This list is for debut books that are my favorite of the author's work. Stalking Jack the Ripper | Kerri Maniscalco "Presented by James Patterson's new children's…

Top 5 Wednesday: Underrated Authors

Some authors have a fantastic repertoire of books, but they seem to get less love than they should in the book community. These are my top five underrated authors! William Ritter WILLIAM RITTER is an Oregon educator and author of the New York Times bestselling Jackaby series. He is the proud father of the two…

Top 5 Wednesday: Halfway There

Now that July is over, we've been in the second half of 2021 for a whole month! For this week's prompt, I'll share some of my favorite books published in the first half of the year. The Mask of Mirrors | M.A. Carrick "The Mask of Mirrors is the unmissable start to the Rook & Rose trilogy,…

Top 5 Wednesday: Bastille Day

Happy Bastille Day! In honor of this French holiday, what are your top 5 French books? They could be anything relating to France. Maybe they were originally written in French, took place in France (or a fantasy world inspired by it), or even had themes of love or something far-fetched like that. Stretch it as…

Top 5 Wednesday: Independance

Hi, everyone! I know it's been a minute, I'm sorry that I'm falling a little behind on these blog posts. Anyway, at least I'll get this up on a Wednesday. For all the Americans out there, the fourth was Independence Day! In honor of the holiday, these are my top five books with rebellion in…

Top 5 Wednesday: Long Series

I don’t know about you, but I love a long series! A long series is a series longer than three books. This was unsurprisingly hard, but I managed to narrow it down to my top five. The Lunar Chronicles | Marissa Meyer I love The Lunar Chronicles! In fact, I'm about due for a reread.…

Top 5 Wednesday: Summery Starts

As of June 20th, it’s officially summer! To herald in many people’s favorite season, these are five books that get you in the summer mood! Beach Read | Emily Henry "A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just…

Top 5 Wednesday: Recent Purchases

Most book lovers have a hard time going too long without a book purchase and I'm no exception! In fact, I went to the Barnes and Noble just a month ago. Here are five of the books I got that I’m most excited to read! Ace of Shades | Amanda Foody "Welcome to the City of…