Greetings, fellow reader. I am a pagewalker, someone gifted with the magical ability to step into the written worlds of books. Learn more about me and the purpose of this blog here.
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Ironically, a book that doesn’t condemn immortality or those seeking it is a rare find in mortal worlds. I’ve always been perplexed by mortals’ acceptance of aging and death while they fight against both with science and/or magic. Even if I weren’t a pagewalker, I don’t think I’d get bored for an awfully long, long…
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
I’m not fond of vampires (or anything that feeds on blood, for that matter). Quite frankly, I take offense to being a food source, and I’ve reminded some inconsiderate bloodsuckers of who the real prey is. When there’s a vampire I’m allowed to slay in the realm of fiction, I don’t stop at slaying them. How wasteful…
What Happened to Book Blogging?
I’m not exactly new to the bookish blogosphere. For a short time in 2022, I had a book blog under a different name, but with a similar review style. It was a rough year that ultimately made me lose interest in reading, so I ended up deleting the blog and its social media accounts, thinking…
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
We were each assigned a different book of the horror genre. Some of my peers complained about their pre-selected stories and made excuses that failed to exempt them. I was worried that my assigned story wouldn’t be horrific enough. Horror isn’t my go-to genre, so when I’m in the mood to step into those dark…
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
The Scholomance is arguably the most fascinating magic school I’ve attended to date. Unlike other magic schools, it straddles the boundary between the physical world and “the void,” a malleable space that operates on the power of collective belief, hence all the blueprints on the walls to keep the structure reinforced. The heart of this…
