Happy Holidays from Quite the Novel Idea!
Hi, everyone! I want to wish all of you lovely readers a very Merry Christmas. May it be filled with wonder and joy, and of course, a good book.
{Top Ten Tuesday} Here’s To You, Best Books of 2018
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Hi, everyone! Can you believe 2018 is almost at its finale? It’s definitely been a trying year (a very trying year). There have been lows and highs […]
{Can’t Wait Wednesday} The Candle and the Flame
Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Wishful Endings, where we get the opportunity to talk about upcoming books we’re excited for. It’s inspired by Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine. Why I’m Waiting: The plot is […]
{Top Ten Tuesday} The Tentative Winter TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Winter is here! Although, here in SoCal, “winter” is just a cooler summer. But I’m not complaining, and I’m certainly not complaining about some of the books […]
{Can’t Wait Wednesday} Somewhere Only We Know
Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Wishful Endings, where we get the opportunity to talk about upcoming books we’re excited for. It’s inspired by Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine. Why I’m Waiting: Look at […]
{Top Ten Tuesday} Tears on My Bookcase: Some Books That Made Me Cry
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. I cry in movies all the time, but it’s somewhat rare for me to do so while reading a book. Today’s Top Ten prompt is a freebie, and […]
{Top Ten Tuesday} Wintry Books for All Ages
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! Happy almost winter, everyone! Today we’re talking about winter books, and I’m spotlighting some titles for all ages. Each story is perfect for curling up with a […]
{Leah Reviews} A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
A Very Large Expanse of Sea spoke to me. This is a very personal story; Mafi says this is inspired by her own adolescence. There are times when it gets more “tell and no show” to make up for time, which is […]
{Top Ten Tuesday} Kinship, Friendship, and Other Non-Platonic Ships
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Hello, everyone! If you’re like me, you glow when you find a wonderful family or friendship in fiction. Today’s Top Ten is a love letter to those […]
{Leah Reviews} The Wicked King by Holly Black
Dear Holly Black, I adored The Cruel Prince, so I was on pins and needles for The Wicked King. You deliver dark, twisty fairy tales featuring morally ambiguous characters I can’t help but like. You prove there’s no second-in-a-series slump here. […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello, everyone! Before I go silent for the next few days, I want to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate, but overall, may it be a time of reflection and insight. Thank you for being the wonderful […]
{Can’t Wait Wednesday} Sorcery of Thorns
Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Wishful Endings, where we get the opportunity to talk about upcoming books we’re excited for. It was inspired by Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine. Why I’m […]
{Top Ten Tuesday} Feel-Good Books
Hello, everyone! Today’s Top Ten is a Thanksgiving freebie, so in honor of this time, I’m going to spotlight some feel-good stories. The ones I’ve read were just the uplifting book this dark-storyline lover appreciated. They’re mostly contemporaries–I guess there’s […]
{Leah Reviews} Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
Katherine Arden’s Winternight novels are some of my favorites (my reviews can be seen here and here). When news broke she would make her middle grade debut with Small Spaces, the book made my must-read list. Atmospheric and a little […]
{Discussion} Help! I’m in a Reading Slump!
There comes a time in every bibliophile’s life when they hit a reading wall. What once provided joy and escapism now seems an impossible task. I’m talking about the reading slump. I go through one every year around winter time, […]
{Can’t Wait Wednesday} The Merciful Crow
Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Wishful Endings, where we get the opportunity to talk about upcoming books we’re excited for. It’s inspired by Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine. Why I’m Waiting: The […]
{Top Ten Tuesday} Books By the Season
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Hello, everyone! I apologize for my spotty absence. We had some work done around the house and my computer access was put on hold. But I’m back […]
{Top Ten Tuesday} Battle of the Backlist
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. If you’re like me, you are buried by your TBR pile. After I started unhauling books, I thought my TBR list was a little more manageable. Here’s […]