Book Spotlight: Wishtress by Nadine Brandes

Welcome to book spotlight where instead of giving you another book review, I’m just going to talk about books I’ve read recently that I enjoyed. Prepare yourself for the fangirl gushing. Sometimes you read a book and even though it's not your favorite story ever or it doesn't capture you as much as other stories have, you …

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 …

Book Review: Romanov by Nadine Brandes

I've always loved the Anastasia animated film, but I was never content with how much the story was changed from the actual historic events. Almost any book about the Romanov family fascinates me, so Nadine Brandes' Romanov caught my attention. A historically accurate retelling from Anastasia's point of view, Romanov adds a dash of magic …

Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors from 2018

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is New-to-Me Authors I Read In 2018. Every year I read a lot of books, so it's not surprising that I discover new authors. Here are ten authors that have earned by trust with their books. Emma Mills: I'm not always a YA contemporary fan, but I enjoyed Foolish …

Top Ten Tuesday: 2019 Releases Part 1

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019. There are so many books coming out that I want to read! I made a list last month in preparation, and there are already seventy books I want to read. Seventy! Most of those come out during the first …

Books and Waffles Alphabeticals: B

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Freebie (Make up your own topic, or use a previous TTT topic you might have missed.) Instead of doing a Top Ten post, I'm going to do another Alphabetical post. I wasn't planning to do two this close together, but I kind of like the idea of doing …

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: 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 …