Category Archives: Lists

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week I’m revisiting an older topic I missed … TEN FAVORITE … Continue reading →

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OVERLOOKED FANTASY SERIES (2017 EDITION)

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

We all have our own list of “overlooked” fantasy series. You know the ones which somehow, someway, did not turn into the next Harry Potter — even though you liked it better. Okay, maybe, some of these fantasy series were … Continue reading →

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TOP 25 GRIMMEST GRIMDARKS

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

Grimdark is a subgenre of fantasy which most readers have heard of.  But reading the term and understanding what it means and, even more importantly, which books fit into the category are two entirely different things.  So lets try to … Continue reading →

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BEST FANTASY COVERS VOL. 3

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

It’s that time again! Time to highlight some of my favorite fantasy covers! Actually, it has been a long time since I did one of these posts.  They were one of my favorite things to do when I first started … Continue reading →

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BEST READS OF 2017 (SO FAR!)

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

This year has went by quickly for me.  That is good in many ways but also very sad, as my kids are getting older by the minute.  But, thankfully, I have discovered several amazing books along the way.  So in … Continue reading →

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BEST READS OF 2016!

Posted on January 10, 2017 by

Yeah, this list is a little late this year.  Holiday fun and winter colds put me behind.  But better late than never, right? As always, this list is my end-of-the-year effort to look back on all the books I’ve read, … Continue reading →

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BOOKS WITH HARD TOPICS

Posted on April 14, 2016 by

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group had a great topic: Books with hard topics.  Not hard as in “intellectually challenging” or “difficult to comprehend”, but hard as in the subject matter was tough for my sensibilities to take. … Continue reading →

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MY LEAST FAVORITE BOOKS IN MY FAVORITE SERIES

Posted on March 31, 2016 by

  Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group had a great topic: My least favorite books in my favorite series.  And all the participates had great lists with well respected books from big name series.  Many of the choices pretty … Continue reading →

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BEST READS OF 2015!

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

This year had a lot of ups and downs in my reading journey.   A few books were exactly as good as I anticipated; others were major disappointments; but a few were great! In fact, I did a middle-of-the-year list as … Continue reading →

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TOUGH TRAVELING

Posted on November 26, 2015 by

Every Thursday, for the last two years, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn has hosted a weekly party inspired by Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland.  The goal of Tough Traveling was to explore all the tropes from … Continue reading →

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