Writers and Lovers Review: Lit Fic Gone Wrong

writers and lovers review

📖 Genre Lit Fic, Romance, Contemporary 📃 Number of Pages 320 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.02 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2 ⭐ What is Writers and Lovers About? Writers and Lovers by Lily King is a contemporary romance novel about Casey, a young writer who feels unmoored in her life. Her mother died recently, … Read more

M. L. Rio Announces Two New Books: Hot Wax and Graveyard Shift

In 2017, M. L. Rio took the world by storm with her debut novel, If We Were Villains. It sold over 180,000 copies and is still one of the staples of the dark academia subgenre.  I have a full review of If We Were Villains here, but if you don’t know, this book is about … Read more

If We Were Villains Review: A Decent Dark Academia Read

reading recaps: if we were villains

📖 Genre Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Contemporary, Dark Academia 📃 Number of Pages 354 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.18 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 4.5 ⭐ What is If We Were Villains About? If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio is a dark academia novel in which Oliver Marks, recently released from prison, tells a … Read more

A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood: Book Review

📖 Genre Classic, Fiction, Literary Fiction 📃 Number of Pages 186 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.07 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 5 ⭐ What is A Single Man About? A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood is a short novel showing a day in the life of George, a gay university professor whose partner has recently … Read more

Best Books Under 300 Pages (Short & Sweet)

If you’re looking for a short and sweet read under 300 pages, look no further. Plus, I have a list of romance books under 300 pages in here for you.

Marketing Books Through Tropes and How It Affects the Publishing Industry

Marketing Books Through Tropes: Tropification of Book Marketing and How it Affects the Publishing Industry

If you’re a part of any bookish community, whether it’s on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed a (not-so-recent) trend marketing books through tropes. Instead of getting a full synopsis or a book review, you will usually see videos that mention various tropes used in a certain book. Alternatively, you’ll see a list of … Read more

Best Easy to Read Classics

classics for beginners

If you don’t normally enjoy classics, here are some that are easy to read and great for beginners.

Should FanFiction Get Published as Original Work?

should fanfiction get published as original work

Whether you wanted to or not, at some point in your life you’ve either read fanfic, written it, or laughed about some of the more ridiculous examples (like My Immortal, the infamous Harry Potter fic; if you haven’t, here’s the link, thank me later). And if you think you haven’t, you’re likely wrong; just wait.  … Read more

Negative Book Reviews: Are They Necessary and Why?

negative book reviews

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a growing discussion on whether or not negative book reviews are okay, or even necessary. It may just be the algorithm feeding me these types of posts, but either way, it got me thinking. If you’ve spent any sort of time on my blog, then you’ll know that … Read more