The Silmaril Awards 2022 Nominations: Silver Tongue

The time has come at last! A time for fun, chaos, mischief, and most importantly, gathering all the fantasy nerds together to celebrate BOOK CHARACTERS. That is right, o friends and fae, it is time once more for... THE SILMARIL AWARDS! My love and excitement for this season have no bounds. I cannot believe another year has rolled around. And what's more, this will be the seventh annual Silmaril Awards. INSANITY. I'll be a host for my fourth year in a row, which is such a joy and honor. If you're unsure what this even is, no fears, my good…

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The Jolly Genre Jubilee Tag

It's tag time! And this one is about one of my favorite topics: GENRES. So hi yes! Sorry it's been a tad quiet over here. Life has been quite full + I've been trying to prioritize editing, thus I decided to skip posting when I was supposed to a couple of weeks ago. (I do not prioritize my own books nearly enough, so I'm actually proud of myself??) But I am BACK and super excited because I'm about to do a tag that is absolutely brilliant! Okay but confession first: I've been meaning to do this tag since its creation…

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The Silmaril Awards 2021 Ceremony: Most Magnificent Dragon

Welcome, friends (fictional or otherwise), to the 2021 awards ceremony for the Most Magnificent Dragon! Fifty-eight dragons were deemed magnificent by their readers, five proved their true worth and rose to the top, and today only one will walk (fly?) away with the resplendent lifetime award. So settle in (preferably with some fire extinguishers on hand) and let us begin today’s ceremony! The sun shines bright upon the field, glimmering across the lake and warming the heads of the great audience. Of course, the dozens of dragons intermingling with the crowd are providing plenty of warmth as is. Thank goodness…

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The Silmaril Awards 2021 Voting: Most Magnificent Dragon

The nominations have been gathered, the tallies have been counted, the TBRs have exploded to dangerous levels, and we have now entered ROUND 2 of The Silmaril Awards 2021! Welcome back, everyone! Last week we called upon all you great questors and fantasy connoisseurs to nominate and second all your most beloved (and perhaps unbeloved, in some cases) literary fantasy characters. And what a rollicking week it proved to be! The ENTHUSIASM. The sheer amount of CHARACTERS. The delightful new books discovered and discovering of friends who shared favorite reads. It was a grand ol' time and us hosts are…

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The Silmaril Awards 2021 Nominations: Most Magnificent Dragon

Come one, come all to a quest of great excitement and renown! Prepare thyself for much jubilation, anticipation, merriment, and celebration (and fangirling/boying). Yes, indeedy, another year has rolled around and now that we have entered this most prestigious ninth month it means the time has at last come for... THE SILMARIL AWARDS! IT'S HERE, GUYS. The sixth annual Silmaril Awards opens TODAY. And ohohoho are we gonna have a fantabulous time giving all our beloved literary fantasy characters the recognition they so rightly deserve. Now. If you've clicked on my blog and are thinking, "What's happening? Where am I?…

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Book Review // Third Winter’s War by M.L. Little

The third and final book of M.L. Little’s Seventh Realm trilogy is HERE and goodness gracious me, WHAT a finale. I may never recover. Some of you may remember my reviews for the first two books, The Book of Secrets and The Warden of the West March. Both of which I LOVED. I’ve been anxiously awaiting this finale and it. did. not. DISAPPOINT. In fact, it quickly swept in and became my top favorite of the three. Though I have utterly fallen in love with all these books about the Draven siblings in their modernized fantasy world of wonder and…

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Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2020

Here we are just half a month away from the end of the year (howwww??) which means it’s time for some end of the year recaps! And of course I first gotta talk about BOOKS! 2020 was many unpleasant things, but GUYS. It was one of the best reading years I’ve ever had. I read very few books I didn’t just absolutely adore this year. And just??? How did this happen? Not only did I love the majority of the nearly 50 books I read this year, I found a few new TOP favorites of all time! I don’t know…

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The Silmaril Awards 2020 Ceremony: Most Mischievous Imp

Welcome to the Silmaril Awards Ceremony for the Most Mischievous Imp! 47 imps were in for the running, 5 made it to the finals, and today we get to see which single impish being has proven their mischief enough to walk away with the lifetime award! The stadium hums with chatter as I slip up to the stage and look around appraisingly. This is much better than the falling apart warehouse I hosted last year’s awards. It’s never easy to find good accommodations for the Least Competent Henchmen ceremony, but this brightly lit stadium with a colorfully curtained stage is…

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The Silmaril Awards 2020 Voting: Most Mischievous Imp

Welcome to round 2 of the Silmaril Awards! The nominations have been cast, the seconds have been called and counted, and now it’s time for the next vital task: VOTING! Last week everyone rallied around their favorite fantasy characters and nominated and seconded such a vast array of interesting people and creatures alike! I don’t know about you, but I had an absolute blast in all the comments section discussing all things fantasy characters—my favorite topic! (But we won’t talk about how my TBR has positively exploded.) Over the course of 5 days, 47 Mischievous Imps were nominated to win…

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The Silmaril Awards 2020 Nominations: Most Mischievous Imp

Welcome, welcome to the opening of the fifth annual Silmaril Awards, where you get to nominate and vote on your favorite literary fantasy characters across ten different categories! YES. It is that time again where we get to spend three-ish weeks celebrating all things fantasy characters. This will be my 2nd year as a host and I am so honored and thrilled to be a part of such an amazing group and bring YOU GUYS such an epic event. This is going to be a journey to remember! So don your cloaks, grab your weapon of choice, and let’s embark…

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