Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!       Christmas books can be whimsical, touching, or down-right hysterical. Whatever Christmas book that you love to read, we can all agree that they make the holidays a lot brighter.   Here are my favorite books that I pull out every Christmas:   How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess-  This childhood classic never gets old. I always love reading this tale of grinch in need of Christmas cheer. Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark mysteries-  this mother-daughter collaboration has been a holiday staple for mystery fans for decades. They two authors crossover their popular detectives to create a whimsical and adventurous tale with every book. Dashing Through the Snow is my favorite so far. Free Christmas E-books books-  this has been a tradition of mine for a few years. Kindle offers Christmas themed books for free every year. From young adult to romanc...

Hello, Fellow  Book Worms and Book Dragons !   Tuesday Talks is an wonderful group on Goodreads that is a weekly discussion forum created by BookTubers Janie Johnson and her pal, Janelle. It is a fun and active group to be a part of.  Unfortunately this group's weekly topic ended in 2017. I would like to carry on this tradition by creating my own subjects, or stepping back in time to answer those weeks that I did not.       This week's question is: When it comes to how a book looks, what are your favorite things about a book's special presentation?     I have loved searching out books with fancy bindings or variant presentations. Quite often book subscription boxes will feature alternate covers, or book stores will feature bonus presentations. Here are some things I love about books that are dressed up in a special way: Gilded pages- I have a few of Barnes and Noble's leather-bound books with gilded pages. They are a beautifu...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons !   Tuesday Talks is an wonderful group on Goodreads that is a weekly discussion forum created by BookTubers Janie Johnson and her pal, Janelle. It is a fun and active group to be a part of.    This week's question is: What Are Your Favorite Christmas books?     Christmas books can be whimsical, touching, or down-right hysterical. Whatever Christmas book that you love to read, we can all agree that they make the holidays a lot brighter.   Here are my favorite books that I pull out every Christmas:   How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess- This childhood classic never gets old. I always love reading this tale of grinch in need of Christmas cheer. Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark mysteries- this mother-daughter coll aboration has been a holiday staple for m ystery fans for decades. They two authors crossover their popular detectives to create a whimsical and advent urou s ta...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,   I am on a Star Wars high lately. Star Wars Celebration has shattered my expectations as to what they would reveal thus far. Trailers, tributes, and new books and comics have had me so excited for what is to come. With that being said,  I wanted to sit down and reflect on the first time I ever saw a Star Wars film.      It was 1980, and I was eight years old. I had been a fan of Star Wars prior to that, but I had never had the chance to see A New Hope on the big screen. My love of Star Wars came from the toys, coloring books, read-along-books, and other merchandising. Finally Empire Strikes Back was released, and I was about to see this amazing new movie that all my friends and the world had been raving about. But we got to the theater late. We came in on the Battle of Hoth just as the AT-AT Walkers began to descend onto Echo Base.   I was very sad that I had missed the beginning. I had no idea what w...