Rating First Sentences (aka proving we are judgmental princesses)

Does anyone else flip open a book, read the first sentence, and then go, "Yes." In that moment, you know that is the book you'll be spending the next x amount of hours with. Today, Mandy and I are selecting a handful of first sentences from books we've read and rating how effective they are at getting …

Dear Santa, a BPR Holiday Wishlist

Dear Santa,  Or whoever finds this letter. We're not picky! (Okay, maybe sometimes. But that's really not the point here.) If you have the means to deliver a gift (or two, or three, who's counting?) to two besties, then keep reading because wow, what a great deed you will be doing, bringing cheer to wonderful, sweet, adorable, …

How to Live like a YA Fantasy Protag (for a day)

⚔️ Go to Early Morning Training ⚔️ You're up before any rooster crows to practice your sword skills. You've trained in the skill since your parents were murdered in the Great Rebellion only four years after your birth. You're deadly with a blade, and these early morning training sessions keep your skills hidden from prying eyes. …