The Blog
This blog contains my reviews, weekly updates on immediate future publications, as well as links and information on the publishing industry today. This is mostly a learning experience for graduate school and beyond, but readers are more than welcome to join in!
The Blogger
I am a graduate student at Rosemont College, working towards an MA in Publishing. I’ve received a BS in Psychology, with minors in literature and history. I’m an avid reader, knitter, tea drinker, anglophile, and musician. A liberal arts life is the way to live!
Favorite Books and Genres
I enjoy 19th-century British literature, and my favorite poets veer toward the Romantics. Essentially, my personal library could be your high school/undergraduate. If I pursued a PhD in Literature, I would have focused on Victorian Studies simply so I could study the Brontes in more depth.
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (although I enjoy everything she’s written)
- Lord Byron
- John Keats
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I love young adult literature. As I continue in my graduate studies, I’ve become more and more fascinated with this “genre.” I think they have the most appealing fantasy and dystopian themes, and wonderful character-driven plots.
- Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- Infernal Devices and Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
- The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor
- Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver
- John Green (DFTBA)
Apart from classics and young adult, I thoroughly enjoy softer adult fantasy (in that they’re not shelved in the fantasy section of bookstores but they certainly belong in that category). I’m an absolute sucker for neo-Gothic and neo-Victorian fiction (no surprise there), historical fiction, and mystery thrillers.
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness
- The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
- The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips
- The Likeness by Tana French
- Jodi Picoult (like Austen and Green, I follow her religiously)
Other Social Media
Feel free to add me on Goodreads, or follow my tumblr for photos, quotes, and random obsessions (such as Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Hunger Games, and Sherlock). Every once in a while Quirk publishes some of my posts on their blog.
Reviews Rating Key (Goodreads standard)
★ — didn’t like it
★★ — it was okay
★★★ — liked it
★★★★ — really liked it
★★★★★ — it was amazing
Spring header photo from scarletd’s Flickr.
Heyy there =) Just thought I’d let you know I nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award! You can find the link here to it: http://bookmarkreview.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/liebster-blog-award/
Thank you, again, for this! I have not forgotten about this – I know I should post a response to this and nominate other blogs, but I have one issue: I actually don’t follow very many blogs here on wordpress, especially ones that most likely have few followers. Once I become more acquainted with wordpress and follow more, I’ll definitely post about this award and make a nod towards you!
That is definitely understandable – but don’t worry because this isn’t a WordPress-only award. You can nominate virtually anyone on any site you deem worthy =)
Oh, REALLY? Well in that case…haha you’ll see an update soon!
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Love your blog! I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award – here’s the info: http://thoughtsonmybookshelf.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/mission-accomplished-just-call-me-versatile/
Wow! Definitely a surprise! Thank you for this! I know I should post a response to this and nominate other blogs, but I have one issue: I actually don’t follow very many blogs here on wordpress, not even 15. Once I become more familiar with wordpress and follow more, I’ll definitely post about this award and make a nod towards you!
19th century Brit lit is one of the best times of lit, yes!
I nominated you for the Reality Blog Award: http://auniquenerd.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/reality-blog-award/
Hope thats okay! (:
xoxo
I nominated you for another award, I forgot to tell ya: http://auniquenerd.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/liebster-award/
Sorry for the delay!
Oh, well thank you! I feel awful — I still haven’t gotten around to the other one yet!
I nominated you for the Liebster award! Enjoy!
http://whenibecameanauthor.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/liebster-blog-award-2/