Nonfiction and Nonsense

  • Contact by Carl Sagan

    This is a hefty read, but absolutely worth it. The text is small, and the story is long, but I was so consumed with it that I read it in about three days. This is a science fiction classic, and any fan of the genre must have this on their list. The book focuses around…

  • Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang

    When I started reading this novel and I learned that it would be taking place in the year 1899, I was kind of bummed out. The main character in this story is a girl named Tillie, and based on what I know about the societal expectations of young, unmarried women during the time I wasn’t…

  • Gothikana by RuNyx

    As much as I love deep diving into a series, sometimes I just want a standalone romance novel. This was everything I was looking for. I think the last time a standalone romance left me this satisfied was back when I read Nocticadia many, many months ago. I feel like at this point in time,…

  • The Black Farm by Elias Witherow

    I think I picked the absolutely most perfect book to start off my reading for this month. Being that it is October, horror and thriller novels are the only ones that I thought would do for the theme. The first chapter was devastating, the couple having lost all hope and having decided to act on…

  • Better Watch Out by Kate SeRine

    I have reached the end of this series. The last Transplanted Tales book is a very short novella, less than one hundred pages. And, like the other novella in this series, Grimm Consequences, we get an additional look at two of the lead characters from one of the full length novels. Lavender and Seth have…