I love books. I grew up reading books, and that led me to a Bachelor's degree in Literature and Master's degree in Library and Information Sciences. Here you'll find a collection of formal reviews, informal thoughts, thought-provoking (or just fun!) quotes, and rambling gushes about my favorites. Coupled with my YouTube channel, I hope to keep this updated on a more rolling basis of "here's what I'm in the middle of and my impressions so far" updates than just formal reviews.
So, what do I like to read? Well... a lot of things! (You don't study literature and become a librarian if you're only interested in one genre, in my experience.) My favorite genre is definitely fantasy, with science fiction and magical realism close behind. ("What is—and isn't—magical realism?" is a blog post waiting to happen.) I enjoy literary fiction (hello, literature degree) and love stories that are focused on character development just as much as I love stories focused on action. I tend to lean towards women authors (and side-eye anyone who has a "top 10 authors list" with not a SINGLE woman on it, really?) and feminist/activist perspectives. I'm a huge fan of dystopian stories (or at least I was before they started looking more like reality) and Arthurian legends—classics, retellings, reimagined with only a shred of the original legend to recognize it by; you name it.
What don't I like to read? Generally speaking (there are exceptions to every rule!), I don't like horror. Not because of its literary contributions but because I'm a big weenie and scary easily (exceptions: classic gothic horror like Poe, and zombies. Zombies don't count, for some reason). I'm not a huge fan of romance, although I get in moods sometimes but I'm very picky about it when I do (I don't like smut and prefer swoon-worthy romances akin to Austen... not that I've ever successfully finished an Austen novel yet). I've never gotten into the mystery genre, although I have grand ambitions about hoping to do so at some point. And I absolutely detest Hemmingway, both as an author and as a person, with every fiber of my being (the only good thing about him is that he loved cats).
I'm a librarian (and avid enthusiast about all library services, not "just" books), animal lover (I live with three cats and a number of fish), and plant addict (both houseplants and outdoor garden). I live in rural Massachusetts and spend my free time trying to tame my very overgrown land into something usable for both myself and native wildlife. I play video games a lot (mostly "cozy" games like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, but also competitive shooters and MMOs) and occasionally make content on that on my other YouTube and blog.
(And if you can't tell, I really like adding in extra thoughts in parentheses.)(I have ADHD and a need to overexplain everything.)
Here are some links where you can find me elsewhere:
Goodreads | Storygraph | Lifestyle YouTube | Gaming YouTube | Gaming Blog | Bluesky
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