The Book Talk

Long Live The Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw  YA, fiction I had seen this book before somewhere, but I was very excited when I unwrapped this gift for Christmas! If I haven’t mentioned before, The Nightmare Before Christmas created by Tim Burton, is probably one of my favorite movies of all time, so you can assume that I was interested to see the epilogue from Sally’s perspective. This book was definitely lower than my reading level with its size fourteen font and respective main ideas, but it still pulled me in like the original story line. the details of Halloween Town and the dark, twisted woods built around these main characters were beautifully but darkly described. When it came to romance, it was absolutely adorable! Jack and Sally Skellington are just the cutest and I am glad that even just their little bit of romance gets to exist in this creepy world of Tim Burton and Shea Ernshaw. Sally has to face many difficulties throughout story entirely by herself, while trying to sta...

  Year in Review - 2022 This year I discovered new genres while sticking to my love of romance novels! I have read 72 books so far, though I might be able to fit another one in there since I still have five days of break left. I thought I would read more but sophomore year has been a pain in the butt. :) Overall, this year may not have been the most productive regarding my reading skills, but now I have two bookshelves full of newly bought books I get to read next year!  Total Number of Books Read in 2021 = 72   :)  Original goal was 70+ books 28,003 pages read; longest book = 980 pages; shortest book = 205 pages Series/ Duologies Read: The Wrath and Dawn by Renee ahdieh These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (re-read) Top 10 Books of the Year: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin ...