Oops​! Distracted by Netflix and Hugos

Not the way I wanted to start out this blog, but this weekend was full of lovely distractions and my poor ADD brain couldn't handle it! So please take this picture of my sweet Cinder as an apology. Instead of finishing a book from my TBR pile, I ended up adding a few. The first …

Glitterpunk in Space!!!!

  Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente is a glorious night out, drinking unnaturally colored cocktails, trying (and failing beautifully) to sing along to a karaoke machine on random, drunkenly pouring out all the ennui and anxiety of an artist's soul at 2 am while your best friend nods and assures you that you are not …

Help! I’m drowning in books!

So I love books. Since you're here, I feel it's safe to assume that you like them too. Old books. New books. Red books. Blue books. Every one of them has their own particular flavor. A lovely soup of tropes, character arcs, language, and history that appeals to the soul. And they're threatening to topple …