If you're tired of the witch books, I'm sure the craze will end soon, and we'll go back to the random book loving soon…though I make no guarantees. Anyway, onto the show. During the early stages of my current witch book phase, I was pursuing the romance shelf at my local Barnes & Noble, and … Continue reading Go Hex Yourself, by Jessica Clare →

And here we are: the one that started it all. The book that made me fall completely head over heels in love with reading. I enjoyed reading up to the time that I read Roald Dahl's classic Matilda, but this was the first time I can remember being so completely and utterly engrossed in the … Continue reading Matilda, by Roald Dahl →

Way back in high school, in between books about magical journeys and other worlds, I liked a fun mystery now and again. I don't remember when I first read Blue is for Nightmares, but I do remember the images of dark hallways, moonlit boarding school quads, and a student lying murdered inside an empty classroom. … Continue reading Blue is For Nightmares (Blue is for Nightmares #1), by Laurie Faria Stolarz →

Since we are covering yet another witch book, I am dubbing this time on the blog Summerween (I'm borrowing that name from Gravity Falls, just so everyone's aware). I don't need to waste too much time reiterating my enjoyment of witch stories, especially since this one belongs in the same cozy fun category as the … Continue reading The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, by Sangu Mandanna →

It’s inevitable that I have a fixation on something totally out of season every so often. In June 2021, I was struck with a Christmas/Nutcracker vibe, and this year, it appears that the vibe is witches, because there are a few more witchy, magical reads to come. When 19-year-old Vivienne Jones went through a breakup, … Continue reading The Ex Hex, by Erin Sterling →

I should have known that if this book had a blurb from the author of the Hush, Hush series, it would not be all that great. This book has been on my TBR list for what feels like years. I mean, a book about a young witch going to a magical school sounds about as … Continue reading Hex Hall, by Rachel Hawkins →

Happily Ever Afters is one of those what I like to call "snap summary" books: where the summary sounds so relatable and fun that there was no question of buying it. Any book that explores the turbulent journey of being a writer hits so close to home. You all know that I'm not particularly wild … Continue reading Happily Ever Afters, by Elise Bryant →

If I could pick one book to define my sophomore year of high school, it is Ghostgirl. I found a copy in my high school library, brought it to my fourth-period Consumers Ed class, and really did not want to stop reading it. It was unlike any other hardcover book I'd happened upon, with a … Continue reading Ghostgirl, by Tonya Hurley →

Misery seems to be a title that some Stephen King readers remember, but does not get talked about with the same reverence as other books. More people seem to remember it for the 1990 film starring Kathy Bates, whose performance won a Best Actress Oscar, making it, to date, the only Stephen King film to … Continue reading Misery, by Stephen King →

I suppose I would not be reviewing this book if life did not throw so many curveballs at me. The last several weeks have been rough, between severe weather outbreaks, tax season, and a few other personal crises that left me struggling mentally. And so, when I could find nothing else to adequately occupy my … Continue reading The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett →