The Voynich Manuscript: One of the World’s Most Mysterious Manuscripts
The world’s most mysterious manuscript is only two hundred and forty pages long. The Voynich Manuscript is written by an unknown author, in a language that no one can seem to decipher. Its content is largely unknown, and even the subject matter really is up…
Double Trouble: A Look At Disney’s Twisted Tales Series
Walt Disney Animation Studios released its first animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 based on Snow White by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Subsequently more Disney adaptations of fairy tales were (and continue to be) released that immortalized these stories for decades…
Why Are All Young Adult Books Fantasy?
Young adult fantasy novels are everywhere. The truth of it is, it seems that everywhere you look for new young adult books, the more YA fantasy you find. Every list, suggestion or recommendation out there is about a more fantastical realm than the last. In…
House of Hollow Review: A Marvelously Mysterious Modern Fairy Tale
A modern young adult fairy tale, House of Hollow is here to haunt your dreams. Three sisters who are intensely close. A kidnapping, death, and worldly fame does not manage to sever this bond between them. Ten years ago the Hollow sisters disappeared for a…
9 Thrilling Young Adult Books That Are Definitely Not For Young Adults
As we know, young adult books are a bit of a vague category. The genre contain a lot of books ranging in topics and subjects. Most of the time these books are great for a broad age group from around 12 to 18 and beyond,…
Terrific Must Read Young Adult Books In 2021 So Far
After 2020 and being locked up in my apartment for so many months, I have amassed a huge list of books. Books I need to read ASAP, books for the winter, summer, fall and spring, books in case there is another round of lockdown procedures-…
The Rise of Young Adult Books: How it All Started
Why is it called young adult fiction? Young adult fiction or YA fiction is thus known because it features a teenage protagonist, pre-teen in some cases (as we know, the Harry Potter series begins around Harry’s eleventh birthday). What Age Are YA (Young Adult) Books…
Are Young Adult Books for Adults Too?
Young adult books are marketed towards kids between 13-18, yet even in my 20s I cannot stop reading them. At first I thought it was just my mom, sister, and myself who loved them despite no longer being young adults. A type of book that…
Epic Fantasy: What Is It & Which Ones Are A Must Read?
Looking for a nice long summer read? Look no further than an epic fantasy book. With a story that is set in an alternate world threatened by evil, you get to follow the good guys in their quest to save the world as they know…
Small Town Secrets: Review of The Hunting Wives by May Cobb
What’s my next beach read? Ah, the age old question. I’m partial to a good summer thriller, and I’m always on the lookout for those fun, sexy mysteries to throw in my tote bag and get lost in while laying under an oversized beach umbrella….
What Is The Difference Between A Novel And A Book?
As someone who reads quite often, I’ve noticed that I have been asked more than once what is the difference between a novel and a book. I generally find that people tend to throw out the word novel if they are trying to sound fancy…
What Makes A Good Beach Read & The Story Behind It You Need To Know About
What in the world is a beach read anyway? Because what I would bring to the beach, and what others are calling a beach read seem pretty different to me. After researching about beach reads, I came across a very basic and vague definition. It…
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