Book Review: Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy

If you've been around for any amount of time, you know that my favorite genre is historical fantasy. I love reading about different time periods and places, especially those that I haven't learned about in school. But adding in fantasy elements, whether that's magic or monsters or mythology, just gives the story something more. So …

Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Follow on Instagram

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Authors Who Have a Fun Social Media Presence. I'm sure there are tons of authors with fun social media presences, but I can't follow everybody or I'd never see posts. So this list is really just the main authors I follow on Instagram. Nadine Brandes: You will never …

Top Ten Tuesday: Auto-Buy Authors

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Auto-Buy Authors. I'm not sure if any author is 100% an auto-buy for me because I do look at the book they are publishing before I decide to buy it or not. There are several others, though, that I trust will write good books, no matter what, and I …

Books and Waffles Alphabeticals: E

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Audiobook Freebie, but I couldn't come up with any topics and enough titles to make a list of ten. So instead, I'm doing another Alphabeticals post! Here are the rules: Credit Alex for the idea and link back Post at your own pace, do as many or as few …

Top Ten Tuesday: Wintry Reads

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Cozy/Wintry Reads. This list actually didn't take as long to think up as I expected when I first read the prompt. There are quite a few well-loved books at my house that take place during winter. Here are ten. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. …

Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’m Grateful For

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Thanksgiving/Thankful Freebie. Since the bookish world wouldn't exist without all the many lovely authors, I decided to spotlight a few authors who are constantly making the world better today with their words. Because this list would be forever long, I narrowed it down to authors who are currently …

Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Hope to Meet Someday

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Authors I’d Love to Meet. I've had the privilege to meet two of my favorite authors, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. There are many authors I would love to meet. Here are ten. "Uncle" Rick Riordan wrote one of my favorite series ever, and his …

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Deserve More Love

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Hidden Gems (which books haven’t been talked about as much or haven’t been marketed as strongly that you think deserve some recognition?). We can all think of a few books that deserve a little more love. Here are ten that I enjoyed! Sea Witch by Sara Henning: A …

Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors

Every year comes with new books and new authors who wrote them. 2017 was no exception. There were a lot of books I read by debut authors or authors I'd never read before. Here are a few that I will definitely be keeping an eye on in the future. (This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt …

Book Review: ‘The Disappearances’ by Emily Bain Murphy

If you haven’t already noticed, I read a lot of books. By doing so, I find a lot of books I love. Whether it’s due to the story line or the characters or even the world-building, I have too many so-called favorites to properly list them all. But every once in awhile, I stumble upon …