Escapists Uncensored

In which I rant about fictional characters and their names There’s that famous Shakespeare quote about a rose by any other name is still being a rose. The typical reaction to that quote is, “Duh. A rose is a rose.” (Or at least, that was the reaction in my middle […]

So it finally happened. After 7 years of going to the Barnes & Noble located in my hometown I ran into a book snob. I’m sure I’ve run into book snobs before but if so they were quiet about it. I imagine they expressed their disdain in my reading choices […]

Ok, let’s just throw it out there. Not all books are diverse and many are one-dimensional about the type of people they are written about. Sure this annoys me because it doesn’t reflect the society I live in. That being said, I can oftentimes overlook this because not every place […]

For me, as long as I have a place to sit, stand, or lie down in, and some light, I can read anywhere, in any type of environment.  The only thing I actually need is less things to do during the day so I have time to read, ha ha. […]

I love to travel. I love seeing new places and exploring all the sights (and food) that new places have to offer. Sadly, Jesse doesn’t share my love of traveling. So all of my traveling right now has to do with LE and the various book conventions I can get […]

Genres and subgenres are the things that make us group books together. They help you pick what we’re in the mood to read, or what to shy away from. For instance, I love post apocalyptic novels but I’m not a big fan of romance. That being said, it seems as […]

It’s rare to run into another wanna-be writer, but occasionally I get the privilege, though sometimes it’s more of a headache. Like the time I ran into a guy who told me about his favorite authors/books and what he loved about them. He also went into great detail of a […]

Romantic fantasy, sci-fi, and steampunk books just in time for Valentine’s Day! It’s almost Valentine’s Day! And that means romantic dinners and flowers and chocolates. Unless of course you’re busy, your significant other is busy or you don’t have a significant other.  Like me. This year I’m going to forgo […]

In which I rant about Authors vs Readers It was a beautiful day, with the sun shining brightly down on me. I decided to put down my book and check out the Internet, naively thinking that it would only have happy news. I got on Twitter, started scrolling down and […]

Last year, my reading record sucked majorly. I read 60 books, but the vast majority of them were either re-reads or series that I’m really invested in (Rachel Morgan or Mercy Thompson for example). Of those 62, only 8 of those books were new-to-me authors/series. That just seems unacceptable to […]