For years, I felt an unshakable obligation to finish every book I started. No matter how bored, frustrated, or downright miserable I was, I’d push through to the bitter end—telling myself that maybe it would get better, maybe the ending would be worth it, or maybe I just wasn’t giving it a fair chance. Spoiler […]
From falling in love with Thanksgiving turkeys to passionate affairs with…the coronavirus, if you can imagine it, some indie author has probably written about it. And, yes, some of them have even been brave enough to self-publish these fantasy romance books on Amazon. Don’t ask me how I stumbled upon these bizarre and somewhat disturbing […]
If you, like me, are completely obsessed with the new movie Babygirl right now, just know that you are not alone. And that you have great taste 😉 If you’re a bookworm and you’re trying to keep the Babygirl vibes going in your TBR, I have some book recommendations to share! Whether it’s the reverse […]
As an avid reader (and crazy dog mom) who’s always on the lookout for an original story, the premise of Rachel Yoder’s book Nightbitch definitely caught me eye. A stay-at-home mom who thinks she’s becoming a dog? Sign. Me. Up! One day, the mother was a mother but then, one night, she was quite suddenly […]
My brain just treats holiday movies differently than holiday books. The medium of TV allows you turn holiday movie watching into an ambient or even social activity that doesn’t necessarily demand your full attention the way a book does. Watching holiday movies is a passive activity; reading requires active engagement.
Movies let you multitask—you can glance up while baking cookies, playing games with family, or working on a festive adult coloring book. But with a book, if my attention starts to wander, it’s game over. Books demand focus; they rely on your imagination to bring the scenes to life. If a book isn’t a hard-hitting page-turner with relatable characters or compelling substance, I’m out.