The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller

The Bridges of Madison County is the story of Robert Kincaid, a world-class photographer, and Francesca Johnson, an Iowa farm wife. Kincaid, fifty-two, is a photographer for National Geographic. A strange, almost mystical traveler of Asian deserts, distant rivers, and ancient cities, he is a man who feels out of harmony with time. Francesca Johnson,…

Mid-Year Freak Out 2021

I saw this tag on The Orangutan Librarian and my first thought was: mid-year? Already? Time really passes faster the older we get. After a quick existential crisis over the passage of time, I decided to do the tag. Let's see how my reading year has been so far. BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ YET IN…

Heat by Nicolina Martin (Russo Saga #1)

Anything can happen during the hot nights in the Dominican Republic. SydneyI just wanted a tan and to sip drinks with little umbrellas in them. I didn’t know that vacation would mean sleeping with a hot stranger, being drugged, and nearly killed. My instincts tell me there’s more to the smooth facade of Nathan Russo,…

Fixing up my Want to Read shelf – Part 1

I've had a Goodreads account for 12 years now but the way I use my to-read shelf is not actually helpful for my reading life, so I decided it's time to fix it up. There have been many times in my life where I've read a book, loved it and decided to read everything that…

50 Fiction Subgenres Challenge

I like to say I read a bit of everything, but there are still genres and subgenres that I read a lot more than others, so I've decided to give a chance to those that I read rarely or never. I'm not going to pick a due date for this challenge because if I do,…

Wyrd and Wonder Wrap Up!

image by Svetlana Alyuk on 123RF.com We've come to the end of the fantasy month, but considering the number of new additions to my tbr, my next few reads will probaby be fantasy too. I didn't read as much as I meant to, but that's pretty much always the case. I still read more than any other month…

Music Inspired by Fantasy Books

image by Svetlana Alyuk on 123RF.com Fantasy literature has inspired plenty of music, and even though my own knowledge of it is mostly limited to the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter music, I'm still making a post to share a few of my favorites. I love Tom Bombadil. He's so strange and so fun to read…

Trick by Natalia Jaster (Foolish Kingdoms #1)

In the Kingdom of Spring, Poet is renowned. He's young and pretty, a lover of men and women. He performs for the court, kisses like a scoundrel, and mocks with a silver tongue.Yet allow him this: It's only the most cunning and manipulative soul who can play the fool.For beyond the castle walls, Poet guards…

The Bone Shard Daughter Read-along Week 2

It's week 2 of The Bone Shard Daughter read-along and I'm going to answer some questions that Imyril @ One More has prepared! But first, I have decided what my One Book One Idea challenge will be for this book, even though I'm only halfway through. For Lin and Bayan meditation is very important, so…

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo (with spoilers!)

The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm—and even the monster within—to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king's gift for the impossible.The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She…