Nenia Campbell's Blog - Posts Tagged "creature-feature"
Creature Feature #5
so today i was really bored and looked through the romances i have shelved. despite my claims to the contrary, i read some pretty trashy stuff sometimes. i don't always LIKE it, but i can't seem to help myself, either.
first, you have your TRASHY books.
these are books that people make fun of you for reading sometimes, or that get you some side-eyes at bookstores, but they have a lot of redeemable factors and really are quite good for the most part.
then you have your TRASHIER books.
these are books that may be badly written in parts but they are basically crack for the brain. again, some redeemable stuff, but you'll get a lot of side-eye action and people will make comments like, "ooh, that one's pretty steamy," or "my mother loves those bodice-rippers too."
finally, you've got your TRASHIEST.
why on earth did you read this book? was it a dare? the sequel to a book that wasn't QUITE this trashy? or maybe you're into those bodice-rippers, too. these books definitely put the 'guilt' into guilty pleasures.
annnnnd, that's your creature feature for the day!
happy reading!
xnenia
first, you have your TRASHY books.
these are books that people make fun of you for reading sometimes, or that get you some side-eyes at bookstores, but they have a lot of redeemable factors and really are quite good for the most part.
then you have your TRASHIER books.
these are books that may be badly written in parts but they are basically crack for the brain. again, some redeemable stuff, but you'll get a lot of side-eye action and people will make comments like, "ooh, that one's pretty steamy," or "my mother loves those bodice-rippers too."
finally, you've got your TRASHIEST.
why on earth did you read this book? was it a dare? the sequel to a book that wasn't QUITE this trashy? or maybe you're into those bodice-rippers, too. these books definitely put the 'guilt' into guilty pleasures.
annnnnd, that's your creature feature for the day!
happy reading!
xnenia
Creature Feature #6
Story time!!!
So, I am the most ridiculously easy person to shop for ever (don't worry - this rambling anecdote IS going somewhere), and since I was about eight or nine years old, my little school-chums have been giving me gift certificates to Barnes and Noble or the now defunct Borders, or Amazon gift cards.
Some people give me bags or boxes of their old books. THIS IS AWESOME TOO. Books are books. They don't have to be new - as long as they're new to me. You know what I mean? (One of the best birthday presents I ever got from a friend was a bone china teacup, a bag of said friend's old books, and a box of organic tea!) (Okay, that tangent had nothing to do with the creature feature. BUT IT WAS STILL FUN, HUH?) (Back to business.)
Usually my family drops me off at the local used bookstore on Christmas and my birthday and lets me go nuts (the books are so cheap, it's ridiculous). However, I have weird tastes in books, and a lot of the ones I REALLY want are obscure, esoteric, or out of print (worse case scenario, all three. Boo). This means they aren't sold there. It also means they aren't at the library due to the lack of interest, the lack of knowledge that they even exist, or the fact that they were banned because the conservative book-banners in my town suck and I don't like them telling me what I can and can't read so POOP.
ANYWAY.
This creature feature special features my wishlist-in-progress. It is called, appropriately enough, YES I NEED IT DAMMIT.
It features vampire books written between 1970-1999, vintage gothics, contemporary gothics, vintage sci-fi with cyberpunk bents, chess-themed stories (are you surprised? Nah, of course not), fairytale and classic literature retellings between 1940-1999, creepy love stories, family epics, and really gritty romantic suspense.
If you, like me, are a fan of these things, you should definitely check out this list and give them some love. Most of them have under 1,000 ratings on Goodreads, and a few of them have under 100. I think one or two of them might have under 10! When you consider the popularity of books like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Poop, that is seriously unfair.
Happy reading!
xNenia
So, I am the most ridiculously easy person to shop for ever (don't worry - this rambling anecdote IS going somewhere), and since I was about eight or nine years old, my little school-chums have been giving me gift certificates to Barnes and Noble or the now defunct Borders, or Amazon gift cards.
Some people give me bags or boxes of their old books. THIS IS AWESOME TOO. Books are books. They don't have to be new - as long as they're new to me. You know what I mean? (One of the best birthday presents I ever got from a friend was a bone china teacup, a bag of said friend's old books, and a box of organic tea!) (Okay, that tangent had nothing to do with the creature feature. BUT IT WAS STILL FUN, HUH?) (Back to business.)
Usually my family drops me off at the local used bookstore on Christmas and my birthday and lets me go nuts (the books are so cheap, it's ridiculous). However, I have weird tastes in books, and a lot of the ones I REALLY want are obscure, esoteric, or out of print (worse case scenario, all three. Boo). This means they aren't sold there. It also means they aren't at the library due to the lack of interest, the lack of knowledge that they even exist, or the fact that they were banned because the conservative book-banners in my town suck and I don't like them telling me what I can and can't read so POOP.
ANYWAY.
This creature feature special features my wishlist-in-progress. It is called, appropriately enough, YES I NEED IT DAMMIT.
It features vampire books written between 1970-1999, vintage gothics, contemporary gothics, vintage sci-fi with cyberpunk bents, chess-themed stories (are you surprised? Nah, of course not), fairytale and classic literature retellings between 1940-1999, creepy love stories, family epics, and really gritty romantic suspense.
If you, like me, are a fan of these things, you should definitely check out this list and give them some love. Most of them have under 1,000 ratings on Goodreads, and a few of them have under 100. I think one or two of them might have under 10! When you consider the popularity of books like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Poop, that is seriously unfair.
Happy reading!
xNenia
Just Be Your Shelf
My GR shelves got out of control again, so I'm redoing them...again.
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This Is Halloween - 2013
This year I thought it would be fun to do a reading challenge specifically for the month of October. In this case, it's to read as many horror novels as I can until October 31st!
If you would like to join, make a shelf called thisishalloween2013, and start racking up the books!
Let's organize some buddy reads and have a chiller, thriller time. :D
You can see my shelf HERE. (So far, just 1 lonely book lol.)
If you would like to join, make a shelf called thisishalloween2013, and start racking up the books!
Let's organize some buddy reads and have a chiller, thriller time. :D
You can see my shelf HERE. (So far, just 1 lonely book lol.)
