Top Ten Tuesday – Book Titles that Amuse & Intrigue Me

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and each week is a different theme.  This week's topic is a freebie and I had fun coming up with something unique.  Herein lies the list of some of the book titles that had me going: or The results are as follows (in…

Want to Read Wednesday

I created Want to Read Wednesday as a way to give everyone a sneak peek, and help remind myself, of the books that I put on my "Want to Read" shelf over the past week.  For one reason or another, from varying spaces across the wide interwebs or in real life, I found these books…

Autonomous- A Review

Every year the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) nominates literary works for the Nebula Awards. This year's winners will be  announced on May 19th at the 2018 Annual SFWA Nebula Conference. Books are eligible to be nominated for a Nebula award as a novel if (1) the work equals 40,000 words or move and (2)…

Top Ten Tuesday – Books I loved and I want to re-read

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and each week is a different theme.  This week's topic is Books I Loved but Will Never Re-Read. I find that most of my favorite books are favorites because I would read them again.  So, I have chosen to tweek the topic a bit…

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry – A Review

  Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson Published May 2nd 2017 by Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Science, Nonfiction Length: 3 discs; 3 hours, 41 minutes Format: Audiobook Source: Library Amazon • Add to Goodreads    Synopsis: What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit…

Want to Read Wednesday

I created Want to Read Wednesday as a way to give everyone a sneak peek, and help remind myself, of the books that I put on my "Want to Read" shelf over the past week.  For one reason or another, from varying spaces across the wide interwebs or in real life, I found these books…

Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Characters I Liked That Were In My Non-Favorite Books

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and each week is a different theme.  This week's topic is Top Ten Characters I Liked That Were In My Non-Favorite Books.  Glancing back through my read pile, I looked at all the books that I gave 3 stars or less to and went…

Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Take Place In Another Country

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and each week is a different theme.  This is a journey to other countries via books, 10 books that take place in another country. I live in the United States and a few of the books on my list do have scenes that…

2017 Nebula Awards Reading Challenge

Lately I have found myself constantly reaching for and being interested in new and upcoming YA Fantasy novels, and there is nothing wrong with that, but since reading Artemis by Andy Weir (review forthcoming), I've realized how much I miss reading really good Sci-fi and just generally wanting to broaden my reading horizons.  I began…

Top Ten Tuesday – Valentine’s Edition

I'm going to try to make this a regular thing on my blog.  Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and each week is a different theme.  For this week, in the spirit of Valentine's Day, it is an anything goes "love" theme. Now, I am not one who reads…