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Posted on October 27, 2025 Leave a Comment
Hello again SFF books. Looking ahead to November/December, I’m reading two mystery ARCs and two fall-themed romcoms I found sitting neglected in my kindle library, then my focus is back to science fiction & fantasy. Here’s what’s on the SFF list: After this list is done, I’m going to let my mood guide me through […]
Posted on May 12, 2025 Leave a Comment
And focusing on joy. In the bookish world, you can find a lot of opinions. That’s great when talking about honest (and respectful) book reviews. I enjoy seeing how the same book can impact readers in different ways. Every book is not intended for every reader. We all have personal tastes. But there are also […]
Posted on May 13, 2024 Leave a Comment
In ARCs. Last month, I took a break from reviewing Advance Reader Copies and gifted books from authors/publishers so that I could focus on my personal reading goals. I grabbed a big library haul of anticipated reads and cleared out a couple old nonfiction books I’d had on my shelf for a while. It was […]
Posted on April 15, 2024 Leave a Comment
Thanks to Gemma Preston, talented fantasy author and lovely human, for the opportunity to be interviewed about the experience of beta reading books for authors! Check out this interview with a seasoned beta reader! Interview with a Beta Reader
Posted on October 30, 2023 Leave a Comment
Time to get back to fantasy books. I went to the library earlier this month to grab a stack of spooky season reads, but instead of just running in and grabbing my hold requests, I spent about twenty minutes sitting on the floor in front of the SFF new release shelf. When deciding what to […]
Posted on June 26, 2023 Leave a Comment
At my second year of book reviewing. It’s been two years now since I joined NetGalley and BookishFirst, and began to receive ARCs from social media connections. Looking back, here are some thoughts now that I don’t feel like such a newb! Bookstagramming (is that verb? it should be!) and getting book mail is still […]
Posted on January 23, 2023 Leave a Comment
Can be tricky. I’ve read the writing advice: it’s important to read books in the genre you write in (and outside of it). Of course you grow through actually writing and engaging in peer review, but you can also grow by diving into the work of other writers. The imagination of others can spark new […]
Posted on October 31, 2022 Leave a Comment
Here are my spooky season reads. This summer I wrote a series of book recommendation posts covering my favorite genres, including mysteries. (Check it out here if you missed it). I usually only read a handful of mysteries a year, since I mostly gobble up fantasy. (Big surprise.) In honor of spooky season, I recently […]
Beth Green 