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. Ooof this is a tough prompt! I enjoy reading about … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Characters With Jobs I Want
Author: laurel • the suspected bibliophile
March 2021 TBR
I just can't seem to stop requesting ARCs—somebody stop me! At least I'm still a month ahead of requests, instead of scrambling to finish in the month of release. But seriously, this is getting out of hand. My 2021 goal was to cap my ARCs at 5 per month...and then soooo many interesting things are … Continue reading March 2021 TBR
February 2021 Wrap-Up
I didn't read nearly as much as I wanted, but I felt constantly distracted throughout the month by social media and silly games on my phone. Also, it took a lot longer to finish A Desolation Called Peace and The Unbroken than I expected, because they were both amazing but it took a while to … Continue reading February 2021 Wrap-Up
Sci Fi Friday: Sapphics in Space (and Across Time)
Sapphics in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace. I am so happy with publishing over the past couple of years, because not only have there been quite a few wlw science fiction and fantasy releases, but many of them (well, the ones I read and go for) are ownvoices. No more cringey lesbians written by clueless white dudes (here's looking … Continue reading Sci Fi Friday: Sapphics in Space (and Across Time)
Top Ten Tuesday: Laugh Out Loud Books
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. After the fuckshow of 2020 and the way 2021 started … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Laugh Out Loud Books
Book Review: Blood Heir
Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews 🌺🌺🌺.5/5 My old face was like a simple black dress. I could dress it up or dress it down. That was no longer an option. My new face made an impact no matter what I did to it. Dirty, clean, makeup, no makeup, it didn't matter. The eye I had … Continue reading Book Review: Blood Heir
Book Review: A Desolation Called Peace
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 First contact was for diplomats and people who got into epic poems. An alien enemy lurks at the edges of Teixcalaanli space, and when the commander of the fleet requests a language expert, Three Seagrass—still reeling from her part in the events two months before—hops aboard. But … Continue reading Book Review: A Desolation Called Peace
Book Review: The Conductors
The Conductors by Nicole Glover 🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 Hetty Rhodes and her husband Benjy were celebrated conductors on the Underground Railroad, famous for their prowess in magic and for never losing a person. The war has ended, and both are making ends meet in Philadelphia, solving murders and mysteries the white authorities won't touch. But when a … Continue reading Book Review: The Conductors
Top Ten Tuesday: Green, Yellow and Purple Covers
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. It's Mardis Gras! I never celebrated (still don't) Mardis Gras … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Green, Yellow and Purple Covers
My Debut Novel: That Distant Dream
My debut novel, That Distant Dream has been out in the world for over two months! I wrote and book and it's published! It's hard to capture my thoughts and feelings, because so much went into creating it, from the writing process to the editing to finally finding a home for it with NineStar Press … Continue reading My Debut Novel: That Distant Dream
The Suspected Bibliophile 