Bookish Musings: Do Books Need to Have a Strong Plot?

Bookish Musings: Do Books Need to Have a Strong Plot?

I have to preface this by saying I'm not criticizing other reviewers. Everyone is allowed to have their own opinion and to dislike a book for any reason! But it's things I've seen in reviews that got me thinking about this topic. This year, I've noticed a few of the books I loved got some negative reviews that complained about the plot being slow, or the plot being simple and not having much...
 
Update: Life and Books (Oct 2022)

Update: Life and Books (Oct 2022)

I cut my hair! (And bought a pirate shirt!) That's my big October news. I also made some art! I bought Rebelle 5 Pro because it was on sale for $20 (normally $150) and mimics traditional media like watercolor and oil paint. I can't use traditional media because it takes energy, money, and space that I don't have, so this has been fun to play with! I love the idea of controlled randomness like...
 
Poetry: Supernatural Creature Poems (4)

Poetry: Supernatural Creature Poems (4)

It's just about Halloween, and that means another set of supernatural creature poems! I'll admit these might not be my best (I'm tired, I almost didn't even do these at all), but they might be my last. This is now 16 supernaturals that I've written poems about, and I'm running out of options, especially when they have a whole little formula I have to meet that limits the options even more. So...