Help A Friend in Need [Donations Appreciated]

This is slightly unbook related, but very important to me, so I wanted to share around!  A wonderful Instagrammer I follow, Annie (@midsummerchild), recently has gone through a very difficult time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by A͙n͙n͙i͙e͙ 🍂🦔 (@midsummerchild) on Dec 1, 2018 at 11:54am PST […]


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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) [Netflix Movie Review]

StarringChristian Bale – BagheeraCate Blanchett – KaaBenedict Cumberbatch – Shere KhanRohan Chand – Mowgli Summary“A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins”-From IMDB.com Review So I have been sooooo excited for this movie from when I […]




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Do NOT Burn Your Books – Donate Them! [A Rant]

This post is all my personal opinion and you don’t need to agree with me at all. I welcome other opinions so please do comment down below! Recently, on Instagram, I saw a post by an individual stating that they absolutely hated their Harry Potter books and because of that […]



Veterans Day – A Remembrance Poem [In Flanders Fields]

On this 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI, I felt that this poem was very appropriate to mark this day. It’s used a lot on Veterans day and I didn’t know about it until today. It’s incredibly powerful and really hits home if you take a moment to read […]


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Book Related – Creative Photo Session

Something a little non-book related, but photo-editing related. I honestly got so bored earlier today and decided to play around with some photo-editing for Instagram and honestly was so proud with what I came out with. All apps I used were completely free; Photofox (for editing), VSCO (for coloring), Enlight […]



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Crimson Peak (2015) [Movie Review]

Starring Mia Wasikowska – Edith Cushing Jessica Chastain – Lucille Sharpe Tom Hiddleston – Thomas Sharpe Charlie Hunnam – Dr. Alan McMichae Summary “In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to […]


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Top 5 Spooky TV Shows on Netflix

Looking for something spooky for this Halloween season? These 5 shows are sure to satiate your need! I know for me, I already finished one and am currently working through Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and absolutely loving it! What are you watching during Spooky Season? 1. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina “As […]



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NaNoWriMo 2018 – Tips and Tricks

With Halloween just around the corner, that also means that NaNoWriMo is just about to begin! So you’d better start your creative engines and get up to that starting line because it’s going to be one short month. You always think that 30 days is a long time. It goes […]


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New Newsletter and Subscription Format [GIVEAWAY INCLUDED]

So as this blog slowly changes to become a little more professional, I’ve decided to make a move away from the basic subscription method to using MailChimp as it seems to be the best option! I would have done it earlier, but it’s taken me a while to figure out […]



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The Haunting of Hill House [Netflix – TV Show Review]

Starring Carla Gugino – Olivia Michiel Huisman – Steven Crain Victoria Pedretti – Nell Crain Henry Thomas – Young Hugh Crain Oliver Jackson-Cohen – Luke Crain Elizabeth Reaser – Shirley Crain Kate Siegel – Theodora Crain Summary “Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their […]


7 Harry Potter Goodies [Zazzle]

I’ve been playing the Harry Potter iPhone game a lot recently so spent quite a lot of looking at bookish products too. Because why not! I’ve recently fallen in love with Zazzle, not just because of what they sell, but because I can sell on there too and it’s so […]



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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson [Book Review]

This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an […]


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The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne [Book ...

This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary He is known only as The Rook. A man with no name, no past, no memories. He awakens in a mass grave, a magnificent dragon tattoo on his muscled forearm the sole clue to his mysterious origins. His only […]



Happy Birthday Agatha Christie!!

Happy Birthday Agatha Christie!! Today is her birthday, September 15. The mother of the mystery novel, the creator of Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Death On The Nile, and the Mousetrap (the longest running play – ever) she is the best selling novelist of all time (Guinness Book of Records). In fact […]


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Social Media Influencing Book Covers?

So this recently was brought to my attention by the wonderful @thebibliotheque. She wrote a full length blog post which she goes ham about it all and I highly suggest reading it. BUT, I just had to write something about all of this because it got my feathers all ruffled. […]



Back To School

It’s the first day back at school for children throughout the America and many other places. Do you remember your first day? Any of your first days? So much excitement, and a little fear. So many questions, new friends, new clothes, new lunch boxes. For those of us readers it […]


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Caina by Joe Albanese [Book Review]

This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “Twins tend to be closer than typical siblings. They often share a bond that is oftentimes unexplainable.* For some reason that bond didn’t apply to Grant and Lee Tolan. Grant was always the responsible one. Lee, on the other […]



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New Website – College Survival 101

I’m very proud to announce my newest website, College Survival 101. As a college student, I used to write little posts about college life on here. But recently, I’ve realized that I have so much more information that I’d like to share, as a college student to another college student. […]


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Bad Poetry Day – August 18th [Respects to William McGonagall]

On this wonderful Saturday, you can spend the day reading some really bad poetry. Why? Because today is Bad Poetry Day! You may want to pay some respects to William McGonagall, who is known to have written the worst poetry in history. Check out some other bad poems here. A […]