My Guilty Book Habits

There's nothing quite like taking an extended break from a hobby you like, and then going back to it later. It's a sort of homecoming, and it makes you really appreciate the hobby all over again. My break from reading was necessary, my brain had other things to work through, but coming back to the world of reading and jumping right back into it has been amazing!  I'll assemble another post about my newest books that I've read, but for this post I just wanted to talk about some upcoming books that I'm excited about. I'm not sure if/when I'll get to read them anytime soon, but I definitely will try to read them at some point in the future.  So, without further ado, here are the books I'm looking forward to reading:  1. Amari and the Great Game   by B. B. Alston - This is the second installment in the Amari series. If you haven't read Amari and the Night Brothers yet, you should get on it. It's such a wonderful book, and I'm really looking forw...

 I've managed to finish another couple of new books (and re-read a few others), so I'll give a generic opinion about the two I finished reading recently. I'm sleep-deprived at the moment, so I'm just going to jump right into the post. What was the last book you read, and what did you think of it?  The Color of Magic , by Terry Pratchett     If you have read Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , and enjoyed it, then this book may be perfect for you. The tone is satirical and overly-dramatic in appropriate space opera fashion. This book was originally published in the 80's apparently, so there are some sexist attitudes about women, but it seems as if it's meant to poke fun of people who don't think women are capable. It's not prevalent in the book, just a few bold over-the-top statements that I believe are meant to point out how stupid those stereotypes sound.  Overall, it's a very interesting book. It's a playful tone, whic...

I have too many blogs. So what does a person do when they have too many? They obviously start another one. I swear, blogs are like tattoos: once you get one, you want a whole bunch more. I have a few encouragement, and writing-based blogs because that is the main journey that I'm currently undertaking. I'm trying to get published, and hone my writing skills. The only down-side is that those blogs are dedicated to a somewhat different flavor of topic that I don't want to derail with talk of things that are more specific.  My writing and reading passion, is fiction. I love facts and there's nothing wrong with a great non-fiction book. Some biographies and auto-biographies are great, and I can enjoy them but they don't fill my soul the way fiction does. I'm hoping to try this blog out as a way to nerd out about everything to do with fiction, fantasy, sci-fi and the concept of storytelling in general. There may be other genres I chat about from time to time but fant...