Book Review: A Psalm for the Wild-Built

While I've heard a lot about Becky Chambers (particularly the novel A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet ), her newest release A Psalm for the Wild-Built is my first experience with her work... and it certainly won't be my last! This sci-fi story is about a tea monk who sets out on a journey …

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Book Review: Kiki's Delivery Service

I love Kiki's Delivery Service . This is no surprise to longtime readers of the blog, I'm sure, as I've likely mentioned my love for the Studio Ghibli film adaptation more than once before. The lovely animation style brings this charming slice of life story about a young witch to life be…

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Summer Reads: June, July + August 2021

My summer reading has been pretty wonderful this year! I've managed to read a ton of things (63 novels, 1 light novel and 24 manga volumes), and I wanted to take the tie to spotlight some of the standouts here. I'm a little behind on reviews, since I ended up taking an unplanned break from …

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June, July + August 2021

Summer has always been my favorite season! While I'm not a fan of being overly warm (especially this year, as we've had a couple of heat waves in the last few months), I do live for a brilliantly sunny day that just seems to go on for ages, for summer sunsets that intensely paint the sky in…

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Book Review: The Heart Principle

I basically started reading The Heart Principle the very instant that I was granted access to an early electronic review copy because I’ve been dying to get my hands on the third installment of The Kiss Quotient series for quite some time now. I’m pleased to report that, while it hasn’t quite dethr…

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