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August 29, 2017
ARC Review: Mask of Shadows by Lindsey Miller
I wanted this to be so good. I really did. But then it just … wasn’t. I ended up giving it 2 stars and 1 really impassioned review because I thought it had so much potential and then it never lived up to it.
August 21, 2017
Review: Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
I did it! I finally did it! Here’s my review of Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I have a loooot of really strong feelings, though it is spoiler free so if you’ve read it and want to chat hit me up in the comments!
August 8, 2017
Booktubeathon 2017 Wrap Up
I didn’t fail! I also didn’t succeed but I didn’t fail! I actually read 4 books for booktubeathon, even if all of them weren’t spectacular. I also took some time to finish Name of the Wind, which may have been dumb.
July 19, 2017
Booktubeathon 2017 TBR
In which I make a TBR for a challenge I love but probably won’t have time to do anything with because work-life balance is not a thing and I’m trying to get back into reading teen fiction which may or may not work.
July 13, 2017
Betwixt the Books Recommends: Beachy Reads
Wherein Michaela and Gretchen discuss a handfull of books that they feel are great books to bring to the BEACH or just generally read during those hot summer months.
July 10, 2017
Books to Documentaries: The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Hello friends! I’m trying out a new video editor because my old one broke down, AGAIN. Hope this works. Anyways, today’s review is a crazy one. This book was so much raunchier than I expected but I ended up finding an AWESOME documentary on YouTube that’s really worth it!
July 4, 2017
These Books Don’t Go Together: A Book Haul
I’ve been adding a weird hodgepodge of books together recently, and I’ve got enough now to make a new book haul interesting. Enjoy this mash up of history nonfiction and YA!
June 28, 2017
Bibliomancy for Beginners: “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” by Caitlyn Doughty
Hey look at us! We’re back again, starting a round of nonfiction picks. The first is Michaela’s pick, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlyn Doughty. We all know how I feel about squeamish things, so this book was just so much fun.
June 24, 2017
Betwixt the Books Discuss: Booktube, Mental Health, and Not Giving a Sh!t
Wherein Gretchen and Michaela discuss the current trend of booktubers discussing their fears and struggles when it comes to being on youtube.
June 13, 2017
Why I Stopped Reading Name of the Wind (And Why I’m a Hypocrite)
In which I discuss plot convenience, Name of the Wind, struggles with reading and the double standards between nonfiction and fiction.
