My Life in Books 2020

I saw this fun challenge over on Fictionophile's blog and wanted to give it a shot. It was created by Annabel at Annabookbel. The goal is to answer the prompts using only titles you've read in 2020. If I have a review for the selected books, I'll link to it for y'all. In high school…

Abridged vs Unabridged – What’s the Difference?

I've been trying to get into audiobooks lately. I have a subscription to Scribd and have also been using Audible and Hoopla to listen to them. psst: if you aren't already subscribed to Audible, click here to sign up for a free trial and get two free audiobooks! Something I've begun to notice is that…

Earth A.D. by Michael Lee Nirenberg – A Review

Earth A.D.: The Poisoning of the American Landscape and the Communities That Fought Back by Michael Lee NirenbergNon-fiction | EnvironmentalPublished by Process Released 28 July 2020Goodreads | Amazon ★★★ Michael Lee Niremberg In Earth A.D.: The Poisoning of the American Landscape and the Communities That Faught Back, Michael Lee Nirenberg takes a microscope to two…

Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline – A Review

Empire of Wild by Cherie DimalineHorror | ThrillerPublished by William MorrowReleased (in the US) 28 July 2020Goodreads | Amazon ★★★★ I'm usually wary of contemporary horror. I'm sure there are some amazing examples of the genre out there, but thus far I haven't been a particularly huge fan of what I've read. Cherie Dimaline's Empire…

Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson – A Review

Nothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonMagical Realism | ContemporaryPublished by EccoReleased October 29, 2019Goodreads | Amazon ★★ Kevin Wilson's Nothing to See Here is a short novel about found family and children that catch on fire. Yes, you read that right. I chose Nothing to See Here as one of my Book of the…

New Book Releases for 10 November 2020

Dearly: New Poems by Margaret AtwoodThe Fires of Vengeance (The Burning #2) by Evan WinterMoonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland #2) by Anthony HorowitzThe Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle EvansWhat Kind of Woman: Poems by Kate BaerWritten in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur The Archer by Paulo CoelhoCobble Hill by Cecily von…

The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey – A Review

The Book of Koli (Rampart Trilogy #1) by M.R. CareyScience Fiction | Post-ApocalypticPublished by OrbitReleased 14 April 2020Goodreads | Amazon ★★★★ As someone whose favorite genre is post-apocalyptic, I have very high standards for it. Few books reach the god-tier of the genre, like Cormac McCarthy's The Road or Stephen King's The Stand. So many…

The Hidden World of the Fox by Adele Brand – A Review

The Hidden World of the Fox by Adele BrandNon-Fiction | EnvironmentPublished by William MorrowReleased 22 October 2019Goodreads | Amazon ★★★★ It's no mystery to readers of Read Yourself Happy that I love foxes. The logo has a fox in it, a lot of images I make for the blog involve foxes. I make heavy use…

Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett – A Review

Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather FawcettMiddle Grade | FantasyPublished by Balzer + BrayReleased 11 August 2020Goodreads | Amazon ★★★★ I will read any book with dragons in it. It doesn't matter what age group it's for or what popular opinion on the book might be - if there's a dragon, I want to…

This Little Light by Lori Lansens – Book Review

Lori Lansen's "This Little Light" is a young adult, light dystopian story about two teenage girls on the run from Christian fundamentalist bounty hunters.

The Falling Woman by Richard Farrell – Book Review

Richard Farrell's debut novel, The Falling Woman, is a unique mystery story. A woman survives falling out of a plane, and an investigator is tasked with finding out why.

Blood Moon by Lucy Cuthew – Book Review

Told in verse, Lucy Cuthew's Blood Moon tackles public shaming, sexuality, friendship, and more. A must-read for young adults.

11 Cookbooks for Book Lovers

I'm absolutely obsessed with cookbooks, which is why I have over 100. Many of them I inherited from my grandmother, which makes them even more special. I also love books. Big surprise, right? As I was browsing Amazon recently, I came across a Game of Thrones cookbook, which is what inspired this article. Here are…

Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean – A Review

Daring and the Duke (The Bareknuckle Bastards #3) by Sarah MacLean Romance | Historical Fiction | Regency Published by Avon Released June 30th, 2020 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: 2020 has been the year that I've started to explore the romance genre, and boy, am I loving it! Sarah MacLean's third book in her Bareknuckle Bastards series, Daring…

Variant Covers of the Week – August 12, 2020

One of my favorite parts of comic book collecting is seeking out the variant covers of my favorite issues. For those of you who are either not familiar with or new to the comic book world, variant covers are essentially special or limited edition covers. Click here for the list of new releases. Excellence #9…