Drops of Inspira

  A long time ago, in an Instagram far, far away I decided to talk about some of my favorite underrated side characters. You know, the ones that don't get talked about enough, if any. There are side characters that get talked about to death (looking at you, Samwise Gamgee) because, you know, they deserve it, but that just makes the others get overlooked. So, I'm here to settle the score, to make sure my favorites get the spotlight for once in their lives.  The first side character comes from The Binding of the Blade  series by L.B. Graham, represented by this book here: I read this book when I was a very young teen. It made a decision that at first made me hate it. I literally threw it against the wall and told myself I'd never read it again, but once I simmered down, I came to respect the actions the author took and now it's one of my favorite series. My favorite underrated side character from these books is Aljeron Balinor. Besides having a tiger named Koshti as a bat...

Happy New Year's Eve! I've actually been working on this post for three days now. Between recovering from a cold and battling Wi-fi problems because of bad weather, it's been a journey. I hope wherever you are, that you are well and that the weather is good. This is my yearly "bookish" awards post where I choose the top 5 books that I read this year and the top reads in certain other categories. This was really, really hard this year. There were a lot of contenders, so while this is a bookish awards post, know that this list is very limited so far as having all my favorites up here. If you want to see what I mean, follow this link to see all my 2021 reads:  GoodReads Challenge 2021 Link   In no certain order, my top 5 reads of 2021 are: Cry of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse Romanov by Nadine Brandes Oath of the Outcast by C.M. Banschbach The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner What Is and Could Be by Katelyn Buxton Here are some special mentions: Most Influential Theologic...