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Fun and Cozy Halloween Recommendations for Books, Movies, and Games
Get ready for spooky season in comfort with these Halloween recommendations for books, movies, and games - jumpscare free.
Cat Webling
Oct 11, 20236 min read
Sharper and Sharper - A Review of The Devil's Wife by Will Winters
“Hello, my wicked darling, How does evil fare tonight? Much better than your heart? Which is more empty than mine?" - From The Devil's...
Cat Webling
Oct 6, 20221 min read
Storytelling Across Cultures - Rex Buchanan on the Petroglyphs of Kansas
This past Thursday, I had the pleasure of seeing Rex Buchanan speak about his book, Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills. Buchanan, a...
Cat Webling
Jul 20, 20225 min read
Review: A Citrus Kind of Love from Nymeria Publishing
"Over the years, I have come to regard death with a bitter kind of fondness, a sadness I have learned to love and admire from a...
Cat Webling
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Saturn and Their Rings - Viewing the Galaxy from Another Planet's Surface
A review of Saturn and Their Rings by S.N. Benenhaley.
Cat Webling
Oct 26, 20212 min read
Beyond the Wall in Gallant
VE Schwab thrills readers again with a brilliant combination of The Secret Garden and Coraline.
Cat Webling
Sep 20, 20214 min read
The Wonderful Nightmare of Oz
A Review of Disney's Return to Oz (1985).
Cat Webling
Feb 25, 20215 min read
Sympathy for the Devil - A Review of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
I'm not usually a huge fan of prequels to a completed series. When this book was announced, I'll admit, I was intrigued but not...
Cat Webling
Jan 3, 20216 min read
Taking a Guided Tour of the Fangirl Universe
Having been active in fandoms for nearly a decade now, I'm always interested in learning more about the weird, fun subculture that is...
Cat Webling
Dec 20, 20202 min read
Books to Curl Up With on Cold Days
There's something about curling up on the couch when it's cold outside, a cup of tea in one hand and a favorite book in the other. Maybe...
Cat Webling
Dec 12, 20203 min read
I Remember Addie - A Review of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
What would you sell your soul for? I want to believe that my answer is “nothing.” That I would never break down and trade the core of who...
Cat Webling
Aug 24, 20203 min read
A Review of V. E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic
“You know so little of war. Battles may be fought from the outside in, but wars are won from the inside out.” ― V.E. Schwab, A Darker...
Cat Webling
Jul 22, 20204 min read
The Unexpected Benefits of Keeping a Reading Log
Recently, I started keeping a reading log. It's not something I ever worried about doing before, mostly because I thought it would be...
Cat Webling
Jul 16, 20202 min read
A Review of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt.
The only thing everyone knew for certain was that on May 2, 1982, in the early hours of the morning, Jim Williams shot Danny Hansford,...
Cat Webling
Jun 14, 20204 min read
Through the Lens of Fantasy - A Review of Cursed, by Thomas Wheeler
Whosoever wields the Sword of Power shall be the one true King. But what if the Sword has chosen a Queen? - The tagline for Cursed....
Cat Webling
May 12, 20203 min read
Big, and Small: A Review of Stephenie Meyer's The Host
“This place was truly the highest and the lowest of all worlds - the most beautiful senses, the most exquisite emotions.. the most...
Cat Webling
Apr 7, 20204 min read
An Ode to R.
“It frustrates and fascinates me that we'll never know for sure, that despite the best efforts of historians and scientists and poets,...
Cat Webling
Jan 18, 20192 min read
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