#1: The Valiant by Lesley Livingston My single most highly anticipated book of 2017! The Valiant is about a female gladiator, which basically says it all. I’m a huge gladiator fan, as made evident by the fact that I’ve watched all of Spartacus about 5 […]
Category: Books
I’m Sick of Reading Books in a Series as They Come Out (I’d rather read the whole series at once!)
Series. I both love them and hate them. I love reading an entire series all at once. I like having so much information about a world and getting so deep into it for so long. But if I jump into a series when it first […]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – The Good and the Bad
On July 21st and 22nd, I had the pleasure of seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London. Overall, I enjoyed it IMMENSELY. There was something really spectacular and special about seeing Harry Potter in play form. For me, it wasn’t totally perfect though. […]
What Do You Do When a Book Destroys You for All Other Books? (plus a look at the last two books I couldn’t finish)
C.L. Wilson has destroyed me Surely you remember how I raved about The Winter King? Well after finishing that amazing five-million-star book, I proceeded to read the entire Tairen Soul series (also by Wilson), which I adored JUST AS MUCH!! Six of Wilson’s books later, […]
5 Things I Like to See on an Author’s Website
1) Active social media profile links I’m not interested in links to social media sites they’re not active on. What’s the point? But if they freakin’ love Twitter and they’re on there all the time, then they better have a link to their Twitter profile! […]
How to Build an Author Website With the Novelist Plugin (Part 1: Setup)
The Novelist plugin helps authors build and manage their websites—specifically their collection of books. The plugin is ideal for people who aren’t super tech savvy and want to be able to update, maintain, and add books without worrying about formatting or screwing up layouts. Novelist […]
How Many Books Until You Give Up on an Author?
Sometimes a book just isn’t for you. But despite your dislike of the book, you feel you could try another book by the same author. But sometimes an author just isn’t for you. You and the author’s style just don’t get along, and that carries […]
Learn About Becoming a Professional Blog Tour Organiser (LIVE!)
Have you ever thought about becoming a blog tour organiser? Maybe you just love authors and want to help them promote their books. Or maybe you want a bit of extra pocket money and want to turn this into a professional side gig. OR MAYBE […]
Free “What I’m Reading” Plugin – Display Books from your Goodreads Shelf
This widget I’m about to show you is already available in the Ultimate Book Blogger Plugin but I thought I’d release this specific feature for free. 🙂 A WordPress widget to display the books on your Goodreads shelf. Now you might be wondering, “What’s the […]
It Makes Total Sense that Blog Tour Organizers Only Allow Positive Reviews
A lot of people complain that book tour organizers only allow 3+ or even 4+ star ratings on reviews as part of their tour. In fact, it seems like there have been a lot of posts about it recently. But here’s the thing, I totally […]