I don’t normally write posts like this because I prefer to make people laugh and find joy in reading and normal everyday life. However, over the past several weeks, the actions of a company I once admired have forced me to come out against them. They are just another profit-driven company that manipulates a specific consumer base to make more money and that company is Book Riot. I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was.
Continue reading “I’ve Stopped Supporting Book Riot and Here’s Why You Should Too”The Future of The Bookish Cronk
I’ve been debating the future of this site for a while and I think I’ve come to a decision. Either that or I feel forced to since it’s already December 26 and I love setting reading goals every year. This post is going to a mixture of my goals and changes happening to The Bookish Cronk. I’m getting very excited about some of these ideas and I hope everyone else will be too!
Continue reading “The Future of The Bookish Cronk”#BookishBloggersUnite: 2018 in Review
We’re very excited to welcome a new host this week to #BookishBloggersUnite: Emmy! They are at Books Beyond Binary and the goal of their blog is the amplify trans, non-binary, and queen voices in the publishing community. Go on over and give a like to their post and follow their blog.
Continue reading “#BookishBloggersUnite: 2018 in Review”Ranking My Favorite Romance Series on the Scoville Scale of Spiciness
This week, a friend of mine was asking what I was reading. I’ve been in reading rut all year almost and it’s been a little tough. However, usually I pick up romance books to get me back into the habit of reading after a slump. I explained to this friend that I rank books on a level of spiciness. From cool they love each other to whoa hopefully no one sees me reading these in public. I thought it would be fun to use the Scoville Scale (used to rank spicy peppers) to recommend some of my favorite romance series for the people looking to read only the best parts or avoid them like I do sometimes. (Hey! We all have our tastes in books!) Continue reading “Ranking My Favorite Romance Series on the Scoville Scale of Spiciness”
#BookishBloggersUnite – Justice League Book Tag
One of the people who participates in #BookishBloggersUnite found this GREAT Justice League Book Tag for our topic this week. Thanks to The Book Cover Girls for creating this book tag! Continue reading “#BookishBloggersUnite – Justice League Book Tag”
I Let My Instagram Followers Pick My TBR Stack
For a while, I’ve asked people in a book community I’m part of to pick what I’m reading next through emoji polls. It has been so much fun and sometimes a little out of control, but I haven’t done it in a while. I told a friend of mine I was thinking about asking my Instagram followers to pick my TBR books for September. I was told it was a bonkers idea so I decided to do it anyway. Everyone was way more responsive than I anticipated, but I . AM. SO. EXCITED!!!!!! Continue reading “I Let My Instagram Followers Pick My TBR Stack”
My Favorite Books of August 2018
Welcome to my monthly month-in-review post where all hell broke loose and I didn’t read that much. However, I’ve already read three books in September so maybe Goodreads suggesting to me to read 3.5 books a week wasn’t laughable (even though I did laugh a lot when I saw that recommendation today). Continue reading “My Favorite Books of August 2018”
What I Read When Something Terrible Happened
Two weeks ago I got a text that no child wants to get. Dad. Rushed to Hospital. Chest Pains. Significant. This isn’t our first rodeo with my dad’s heart condition, but this one felt different for some reason. It felt more significant, it felt scarier, and, quite frankly, it felt urgent. So my brother and I left to visit our parents out-of-state. Thankfully, my dad is doing well and on the mend. This post is about the books I read while dealing with my dad’s open heart surgery. Continue reading “What I Read When Something Terrible Happened”
Favorite Books of July 2018
I’m writing my July 2018 overview on Sunday to be posted on Tuesday. Hopefully, I actually have read the 8th book on the Favorite July 2018 books graphic by the time you’re reading this. Might be a little awkward if I hadn’t! Continue reading “Favorite Books of July 2018”