Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women by Sadie Hartmann [Non-Fiction Review]

14 March 2026 / brief reviews / 6 Comments
Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women by Sadie Hartmann [Non-Fiction Review]

Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Womenby Sadie HartmannSource: softcover/libraryPublished: Aug. 2025Publisher: Page Street PublishingLength: 208 pages Genre: Non-fictionTarget Age: AdultRepresentation: All featured authors pronouns are she/her and/or they/them (included in this book with their permission) What genre would you pick up a reading guide for?

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February 2026 Month in Review

2 March 2026 / month in review / 7 Comments
February 2026 Month in Review

I was so busy last week, and I am so busy this week, that I am not going to write anything here. Storygraph Stats Books Finished Posts Written Challenges Check-In This section tallies up my annual goals. Shared on Bluesky On My Radar in February Representation indicated below AFAIK (I haven’t read these books). Please notify me of any errors or places where I can be more specific. How was […]

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Circe by Madeline Miller [Family Reads]

28 February 2026 / family reads / 12 Comments
Circe by Madeline Miller [Family Reads]

Why we chose Madeline Miller’s Circe Starting to think I should get rid of this section because it’s often the same: Mom didn’t like the book she originally picked, so we went with whatever book I was reading next. 😛 I hadn’t planned to pick up Circe but my neighbour lent me a copy and I want to be neighbourly so I was willing to give it a shot. In […]

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10 Bookish Quotes for Readers [Top Ten Tuesday]

24 February 2026 / top 10 tuesday / 17 Comments
10 Bookish Quotes for Readers [Top Ten Tuesday]

Preamble I do not collect quotes. However. Over the years, I have come across some striking ones, mostly on the reading experience, which I felt compelled to add to my Goodreads quote collection. I last updated that collection in 2018. Happily, I have just enough quotes in there to fulfill today’s quota. The Bookish Quotes Subcreation Subcreation is not just a desire, but a need and a right; it renews […]

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Portrayals of Dragons [Fantasy with Friends]

9 February 2026 / discussion, meme / 28 Comments
Portrayals of Dragons [Fantasy with Friends]

This Week’s Prompt: There are many interpretations of dragons in literature – evil, wise, talking, non-talking, etc. Do you have a favorite way of portraying dragons or a specific book you loved the dragon(s) in? My Thoughts The dragons that first came to mind when I sat down to write this post are the dragons of my youth: Saphira from Eragon, Smaug from The Hobbit, and Firethroat from the Unicorn […]

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