Published in History of Yesterday·PinnedThe Revitalization of the Celtic LanguagesThe decline of the Celtic Languages and the current struggle to bring them back — In the Fall of 2020, I took a political geography course. For this course, I had to write a paper and create a presentation about an event that related to topics covered in the course. …History8 min read
PinnedMy Struggle with Being a Plus Size Woman and How I am Learning to Love MyselfI am a short woman who weighs at least 200 pounds. I do not know the exact number of my weight and I do not care what that number is; the point is that I am fat in a society that wants me to feel ashamed of this fact. I…Fatphobia6 min read
Published in A Thousand Lives·Jan 10Puns, Murder, and Murder PunsA look at the genre with the best titles — Every genre has titles that are designed for that specific genre. Young Adult fantasy has a lot of titles from the formula a/the _________ of _________. Young Adult fantasy is the most obvious, but for many books, you can tell what genre the book is in. …Reading3 min read
Published in A Thousand Lives·Jan 82022 Series Catch UpBook series I want to continue with in 2022 — The biggest struggle I have with book series is actually completing them. As a mood reader, I struggle to read series all the way to the final book no matter how much I am enjoying the series. I decided to compile a list of the books that I need to…Reading7 min read
Published in A Thousand Lives·Dec 23, 2021How Much Can We Trust Book Hype?A look at the relationship between social media and readers — The existence of social media has changed how many readers find new books to read. It is now much easier for books to reach the fame of books such as Harry Potter. I find many books through BookTube and BookTok. As I view more book-related content on various social media…Book Review5 min read
Published in A Thousand Lives·Dec 19, 2021Believeathon: Escape from the JungleIn which I read 30 middle-grade books in a month — If you watch BookTube at all, you may have heard of Believathon. Believeathon is a middle-grade focused readathon hosted by Gavin from How to Train Your Gavin over on YouTube (if you enjoy reading middle-grade books, you should definitely go check out his channel). The fourth round of the Believeathon…Books9 min read
Published in A Thousand Lives·Nov 15, 2021My 2021 Reading Goals vs My 2022 Reading GoalsHave I learned anything about my reading in the past year? — Like many readers, I set myself various reading goals every year. I do not care if I successfully complete these goals or not. …Books5 min read
Published in A Thousand Lives·Oct 31, 2021Witchy Reads Perfect for AutumnA list of witchy reads perfect for the Autumn season — I know it may be a little to post an article about witchy reads, but I say that there is no reason to stop reading them just because October is at its end. November is still a great month to curl up with a witchy read or two. …Books6 min read
Published in Coffee Time Reviews·Sep 21, 2021What If a Pirate Had a Daughter with a Siren?A review of the ‘Daughter of the Pirate King’ duology by Tricia Levenseller — I’m sure that most of us who consider ourselves avid readers have experienced starting a book at night thinking that you will just read a couple of chapters and then go to sleep, but then rather than just read a couple of chapters you end up reading the whole book. …Books6 min read
Published in Coffee Time Reviews·Sep 16, 2021Be Careful with the Favors You AcceptA Review of ‘Small Favors’ by Erin Craig — If you keep up with my blog or have seen any of my previous posts you know that in August I read and loved “A House of Salt and Sorrows” by Erin Craig. At the time I was reading the book, Erin Craig’s newest book “Small Favors” came out. …Books5 min read
