Siren Queen by Nghi Vo My rating: 5 of 5 stars I just started reading this book for the second time and have already found new understandings of the story! Nghi Vo is fantastic! She’s …
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid My rating: 4 of 5 stars At first, I rated this book a three, but after letting my review marinate and re-reading sections of the novel, its brilliance really …
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young My rating: 3 of 5 stars Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young is an atmospheric tale of an island and the core families that have a lifelong bond with …
Body Work by Melissa Febos
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is my first time reading anything by Melissa Febos, and now I’ve vowed to become a Febos …
Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune by Frank Herbert My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dune is the only thing that makes extreme dehydration and risking my life to develop a utilitarian relationship with a huge worm seem magical. Frank …
Devil House by John Darnielle
Devil House by John Darnielle My rating: 3 of 5 stars “What happens when somebody tells a story that has real people in it? What happens to the story; what happens to the teller; what …
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert My rating: 5 of 5 stars “We didn’t wonder where the magic came from, or why it worked. We never asked ourselves, Is this ours to take? We were …
12 Tips to Overcome Perfectionism for Writers
I’m embarrassed to share this, but I have 65K words in a Scrivener database and 80 unseen blog post drafts collecting dust in WordPress. If I want to overcome perfection and finally hit “publish,” then …
