Tag: This is How You Lose the Time War

32 of My Favorite Sci-Fi Books by Female-Identifying Authors & Featuring Female-Identifying Characters to Celebrate Women’s History Month!

Posted March 2, 2022 in Bookish Things // 2 Comments

For women’s history month this year, I would like to focus on women in science fiction literature. We know incredible women like N.K. Jemisin and Ursula K. Le Guin who have changed and improved the genre. In 2020, there was nearly an equal amount of male and female authors publishing science fiction novels. There is still a lot of opportunity in the genre for greater overall gender diversity (non-binary authors only made up about 5% of publication). There is also a lot of opportunity to increase intersectionality in the genre. Still, I take what wins I can, and it’s very […]

2021 in Review: Reading Challenges and Blogging Hurdles

Posted January 4, 2022 in Blogging, Checking In // 7 Comments

Is it really annual wrap up time already? Where did all the time go? This is only the second time I’ve done this annual post in this type of format – I can’t believe I’ve been with The StoryGraph for over a year now. I still love the site – its stats, its acknowledgement of audiobooks, the graphs, the content warnings! There’s a lot on the StoryGraph I haven’t used, but I love what I have used and that it’s still growing! My biggest use of the StoryGraph is for my wrap ups… and none more than the annual wrap […]

The Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag (2021 Edition)

Posted June 30, 2021 in Tags // 3 Comments

Following tradition on this blog, the month of June means that at some point… we’ve got to do the Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag. I love this tag because it’s so widely used in the community… but also from a personal perspective, it’s a time capsule for me and my reading experience. Every year I continue to nod to the posts of the past so I can see what has changed… and all the books I “really want to read” that I still haven’t read. This year’s post is coming a little bit late – I know, I’m sorry! – […]

Spring is Just Around the Corner… The March Wrap Up!

Posted April 5, 2021 in Checking In // 0 Comments

Happy April, my friends! So comes the end of March. The end of March and thus the transition of seasons comes with so many holidays and celebrations, though most of them are still best spent distanced this year, so I hope everyone was safe and careful. It’s a bit belated, but… To all my Christian friends and followers, a belated very happy Easter! To the Jewish community, belated chag sameach! I hope you all had a wonderful Passover. To the Indian community – a belated happy Holi! May the colors of happiness, prosperity, and love rain down upon each and […]

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Posted March 31, 2021 in Reviews // 4 Comments

Wow. This book swallows you up immediately. The writing is beautiful, the language striking. Each character unwinds smoothly.and is easily identifiable, even within the limited space of the novella. I was on the fence about picking this up. Too much hype about a book can turn me a little sour on it – I’ve been burned before – and I was worried it wasn’t really going tofu my reading tastes. I was wrong! I am so glad I decided to read This is How You Lose the Time War! This novella tells the story of two agents – known as […]