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10 Best Reads in 2023

There’s nothing I love more than flipping through my reading journal to collect my best books read in 2023. I definitely had a very thorough list to go through, with 140 total books read. I know that seems like a lot, but really I just buckled down and made it one of my priorities. You can find my 2023 reading list on Goodreads, but if you want the highlights, here are my top reads 2023.

10. A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L Armentrout

From the start, we knew that this book was going to do ver...

Reflecting On My Writing Progress and Updates in 2024

Writing progress update for 2024! I thought this would be a great time to do a little behind the scenes for how I approach a new year and new writing goals!

Especially having just finished a book in November, 2024 really feels like a fresh start for me. It’s a time to hit the ground running come January now that I’ve celebrated the release of The Wings of Shattered Fire.

New year hits a lot different this time around. I discovered a lot about myself in 2023 and what I am capable of now that I’m no...

Why Supporting Authors on Social Media and Patreon Is Essential for Book Lovers

   

I’ve been asked a few times to go into Patreon (subsc...

September Book Recs

Take a look at this lovely list and find your next read!

Curse of the Wolf King by Tessonja Odette
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

the perfect reading slump cure

Full RTC

I am absolutely in love with Gemma and Elliot. Their retelling of beauty and the beast was so impressive and they captured my emotions entirely. I am such a sucker for a grumpy hero and the wolf king was perfect.

0.5 🌶️/5 for a veeeeeery mild scene that was vague

I had such a fun time reading this book. The writing flowed easily and w...

AUGUST book recs (pt 2)

just a smooshy list of some of my favorite reads this year.

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

yeah I’m on the bandwagon. no I don’t regret a thing

I think there was literally one thing I didn’t like about this book which was the occasional drop of a modern phrase in a fantasy setting (tipping of the hat, a mention of a playground (which sent me on a 10 minute tangent of thought about modern colorful play equipment in a fantasy village)). Other than that, I literally inhal...

fill out my reading journal pages ✨ reading vlog

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loving this vintage reading journal spread for september

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ranking fantasy worlds ✨ would you survive? ✨ reading vlog

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fourth wing, fbaa, and more. would you survive these fantasy worlds? let's rank them.

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AUGUST Book Recs

Enjoy this list of some of my recent reads that might be right up your alley! I plan to post several more of these blog posts of 3-5 recs over the next few months, so keep your eye out. And if you want to be notified of the new posts, join my newsletter.

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A grumpy hermit and a sunshine optimist meet in an online gaming guild and start a friendship, each believing the other is “old enough to be his grandma” and “wayyyy too young for he...

Day 1: August Writing Challenge

Challenge details here. For August, I’m attempting to do a bit of writing practice to help with my craft and get my creative juices flowing. I found this challenge and thought it would be a great way to have a community and do something new!

Day 1 prompt: Write a story about a person who knows they are a fictional character in a novel.

Details: entirely unedited, short story written in one sprint. Not based in any of my fictional worlds, this is an entirely new story and has no impact on anything ...

weird writer tag ✨ what word makes me go feral? ✨ writing vlog

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