Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Ever finish a book that was so ~magical~ you wish … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time
Author: laurel • the suspected bibliophile
Graphic Sapphic Werewolves: Artie and the Wolf Moon, and Squad
What's better than one graphic novel about a queer girl becoming a werewolf? Two graphic novels about sapphic werewolves! That's right: there are two kick ass graphic novels about queer girls of color who just happen to ~become~ quite hairy every so often. Ugh these were both too cute! Squad is young adult, and Artie … Continue reading Graphic Sapphic Werewolves: Artie and the Wolf Moon, and Squad
Skulls on skulls on skulls
Imagine me cruising through Goodreads and seeing an interesting image pop up over and over again. I love looking at cover trends, because they are just so fascinating. It's like that black snake that was everywhere a couple years ago—who decides these things? Is it planned across publishing houses, or something they do to try … Continue reading Skulls on skulls on skulls
Mini Reviews: Like Other Girls and Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms
Today I'm posting about two fun YA books: Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin and Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier. Although both seem rather odd, being as one is a YA book about a closeted Oregon lesbian deciding to play football and the other is a graphic novel about two girls on … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Like Other Girls and Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms
Why I always lowball my annual Goodreads challenge
I get anxiety over the weirdest things. Obviously, if anxiety was something you could rationalize away with logic and reason, no one would have anxiety, so it makes sense that my anxiety is sparked with things other people would scoff at. Like when my Goodreads TBR has too many books on it (right now I'm … Continue reading Why I always lowball my annual Goodreads challenge
Monday Check In
So according to my August schedule, in which I attempt to stay on track with posting and generally fail miserably, I was supposed to have written and posted a Team Work Makes the Dream Work YA wrap up of three ARCs—Like Other Girls, Cheer and Squad—and also have written a review for Under the Whispering … Continue reading Monday Check In
Top Ten Tuesdays: Covers That Made Me Want to Read the Book
Judging a book by its cover? Yes please! I know, I know, we all say we're objective and base a book solely on its written self, but c'mon. Who doesn't have a cover style they just adore. Me, I've been really loving the cartoony covers showing up on contemporary romance books, and especially covers with … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesdays: Covers That Made Me Want to Read the Book
August 2021 TBR
It's August!! This is the month I start outlining and writing book three. It's been an up and down year of writing for me, and I need to get on it after two months of not much writing beyond rewriting one short story. And this month I also want to get ahead (a little) on … Continue reading August 2021 TBR
July 2021 Wrap-Up
So uh. July. Yeah, I don't know what happened either with this one, although it probably has something to do with me joining a team reading challenge and getting very competitive (we finished fourth but we gave it a good run). Outside of the novels and longer graphic novels that count towards my Goodreads reading … Continue reading July 2021 Wrap-Up
Four Mini Contemporary Romance Reviews: Heartbreak for Hire, If the Shoe Fits, The Royals Next Door, and A Lot Like Adios
I am slowly catching up on all of my NetGalley ARC reviews. Luckily, I'm kinda ahead of actually finishing stuff on time (yay me!), mainly because I've been reading and procrastinating on reviews. So there are four quick—hehe, not—reviews on four fun contemporary romances! Reviews stacked in order of publication date. Heartbreak for Hire by … Continue reading Four Mini Contemporary Romance Reviews: Heartbreak for Hire, If the Shoe Fits, The Royals Next Door, and A Lot Like Adios
The Suspected Bibliophile 