When I think of Las Vegas I picture the brightly lit strip, the casinos filled with slot machines, and attractive women wearing boas. By random chance alone, people can become wealthy from a dice roll or the spin from a roulette wheel. Random by Penn Jillette paints a different picture of Vegas involving gambling debt,…
Popular Fiction Genres and Categories
What is a book genre, and why does it matter? A book genre is a category of books that all meet similar standards and expectations. If you look at different genres, there are different expectations from each one. They vary in settings, themes, length and general plot. Tone and mood can affect genres too. For…
Anxious People Book Review
Have you ever walked into a situation where you are forced to talk to complete strangers? Have you ever gone to an apartment viewing and dealt with the awkward interactions that ensue when looking about another persons dwelling? Lastly, have you ever been held hostage by a bank robber? If you answered yes to any…
How to Have Productive New Beginnings
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning . T.S Elliot, Little Gidding Happy New Year! I’ve always been a fan of new beginnings, fresh starts, and blank pages. There is something so enticing about staring at…
The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction Genres
Science Fiction can be a daunting genre to get into due to the expansive subgenres and advanced, often hard to understand, technology in them. With the help of this list you might be able to find your next favorite genre to get into. Where to start is always the hardest part when looking for new…
5 Irresistible Literary Holiday Treats
If you are anything like me, then you know holiday season means baking and creating all the sweet treats. Typically for me, holiday treats consist of snickerdoodles, chocolate chip cookies, and many types of pies. Now, there is nothing wrong with sticking to traditions, but after Jonas mentioned Turkish Delights, (followed by “what even are…
The Best Alcoholic Butterbeer Recipe
Harry drank deeply. It was the most delicious thing he’d ever tasted and seemed to heat every bit of him from the inside” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban When you think of popular food and drinks in books, the number one thing that comes to mind is Butterbeer from Harry Potter. This drink…
The Silent Patient Book Review
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. Sigmund Freud Mysteries are meant to be solved, that’s why they are always so fascinating. Two options exist whenever we encounter a question without an answer. We can either accept our lack of knowledge and move on, or…
10 Video Games Guaranteed to Inspire Creativity
Have you ever wanted to paint, draw, write, or make music but couldn’t find the creativity to do those activities? If you are anything like me, inspiration is often hard to come by. Ideas for your art can come from many different places. Authors often mention how some of their story ideas came from a…
The Atlas Six Book Review
“When the great library burned, the first 10,000 years of stories were reduced to ash, but those stories never really perished. They became a new story. . .” Robert Ford, Westworld, S2E7 Everyone knows the story about the Library of Alexandria. The library was one of the greatest sources of knowledge and information from the…