I have a fairly ambitious reading agenda this month, mainly because I'm feeling a serious case of bookish fomo (is fomo still a thing?) and even though I'm reading a ridiculous amount of books, I feel as though I'm not reading enough. Either way, this month is going to be busy. I need to kick … Continue reading April 2022 TBR
Author: laurel • the suspected bibliophile
March 2022 Wrap-Up
I'm back! I can't say I'm 100% refreshed, but I'm glad I took time off the blog (and Instagram)...and I ended up taking a bit of time off writing, too. I did some editing and some writing, but not a whole lot, and ended up reading a bunch of things and submitting some shorts I … Continue reading March 2022 Wrap-Up
March 2022 TBR
I feel like I say this every month, but it's hard to believe that it's already March. And it's 2022, which still feels like a year that exists in science fiction instead of lived reality. Yesterday the Florida state senate appropriations committee passed through the "Don't Say Gay" bill, and I am so fucking tired. … Continue reading March 2022 TBR
February 2022 Wrap Up
Welp, it is the end of February and already things are...they are. I'm watching my adopted state of Florida (where I don't currently live because of the military but where I'm registered to vote and yes it's all very complicated welcome to being a military spouse) prepare to pass two racist, homophobic and transphobic bills, … Continue reading February 2022 Wrap Up
Book Review: Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas
Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas 🌲🌲🌲🌲/5 All her life, Azia has dreamed of being a knight of the Bayt-Sajji Empire. Never mind the empire is not as great as it once was, or that she is a member of the Ornu people, who have been turned into scapegoats for the Empire's woes. Azia … Continue reading Book Review: Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas
Top Ten Tuesday: Dynamic Duos
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. Okay, I'm going to willfully misinterpret this prompt to mean dynamic duologies, … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Dynamic Duos
Book Review: Travelers Along the Way
Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi 🌲🌲🌲🌲/5 Rahma al-Hud has followed her sister Zeena from their homeland to the heart of the Crusades. Ordered to flee before the city they are defending falls to the Faranji invaders and is sacked, Rahma is almost relieved to go home...except Zeena refuses. There are still battles … Continue reading Book Review: Travelers Along the Way
Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 🌲🌲🌲🌲/5 When Covid hits New York City, Jamie Grey finds himself stuck working for the same food delivery app that fired him. He hates it, but there aren't a whole lot of other options with the city stuck in lockdown and businesses letting people go in floods. One … Continue reading Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society
Top Ten Tuesday: Books too Good to Review Right
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. This week's prompt is books that were too good to review right. … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books too Good to Review Right
Book Review: Sisters of the Forsaken Stars
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather 🌲🌲🌲/5 *****This entire review contains spoilers from book 1, Sisters of the Vast Black***** A year has passed since the sisters of the Order of Saint Rita responded to disaster and witness the atrocities of Central Governance against the isolated colony of Phyosonga III. They, and the … Continue reading Book Review: Sisters of the Forsaken Stars
The Suspected Bibliophile 