Bookish Musings: Opening Lines (5)

Bookish Musings: Opening Lines (5)

I like doing these opening lines posts. I never remember what the opening lines of books are, so it's always interesting to go back and see them. Also interesting to see the variety they have. I tend to choose books pretty randomly and just see what I get, so these aren't the ones I think are good or bad or anything, they just are. (Though I do like to choose a favorite, because why not?) As I...
 
Update: Life and Books (Dec 2023) + One Last Art

Update: Life and Books (Dec 2023) + One Last Art

I feel like I'm supposed to start this post by saying, "Happy New Year!" but that would feel disingenuous. This year isn't going to be any happier for me than the last one was. But this post isn't about the new year, so ha. Take that, 2024! It's about what I did in December. And one of the things I did was make art! And I'm so happy with how it came out. Seriously, this is what I was...
 
Bookish News: 10 Queer SFF Books I’m Excited For in 2023 (Part 2)

Bookish News: 10 Queer SFF Books I’m Excited For in 2023 (Part 2)

It's officially the second half of the year, and that means it's time for more queer sci-fi/fantasy books I'm excited for! The ones that are releasing in the second half of the year (mostly, a couple might've released in June). I always try to get a mix of some new series, some standalones, some fantasy, some sci-fi, some adult, some YA, some graphic novels. But sometimes that's hard, so some...
 
Update: Life and Books (Apr 2022)

Update: Life and Books (Apr 2022)

This hasn't been the best month for me. I mean, what month has been lately, for most people? But still. It was also my birthday, but I didn't do anything special. Couldn't even if I felt up to it, what with the pandemic and all. Anyway, unable to focus on much, I've watched a lot of baking shows on Netflix. They're a nice distraction, and I've rarely come across one I didn't like. "Is It...
 
Book Recs: 10 Books about Dragons… Kinda

Book Recs: 10 Books about Dragons… Kinda

As a fantasy lover who leans more to the paranormal/urban fantasy side of the genre, and who usually sticks to smaller or romance-focused stories when reading high fantasy, I don't tend to read a lot about your average scary, large, fire-breathing kind of dragon. I have, however, read some books about dragon shifters, humanoid dragons, half-dragon beings, and dragons who are otherwise somewhat...