Tuesdays With Jena: Meet Janelle!

Good morning and welcome! It's another happy Tuesday which means we get to chat with another fabulous #bookstagram account! You may know her from her incredible book hauls, or her adorable cats, or her contagious smile. And if you don't know her, well, now you do! Her name is Janelle, and she is the mother [...]

#makeoutmarrymurdermonday with Book Lovers Coffee!!!

Even though today is Monday, I am super excited! Probably because I just spent the weekend with Shelly (@bookloverscoffee) at BookCon!!! I would rave more, but I'm actually writing this ahead of time, so I'm in the future right now. I'm sure it was spectacular and that we had a blast. But! No matter the [...]

Chatting with Stu Jones & Gareth Worthington

An in-depth look at the world of It Takes Death To Reach A Star

Secrets Of Moldara – Review

"Circle The Moon and Cross The Tide, Beyond The Waterfalls, Protectors Hide, Leave The Last Secret At Their Door, And They Will Defend You Evermore." Adelaide "Lotty" Anderson grew up surrounded by stories. Her grandfather turned the woods around their house into magical places, where protectors defended the castle and fought to protect the lost [...]

Tuesdays With Jena: Meet Jenn!

This week, on #TuesdayswithJena we're chit-chat-rat-a-tat-tatting with Jenn with two N's Vining, or as she's known on the gram @jennsbookvibes. For the record, that's Vining with an N, not a K. Only I'm allowed to call her that. Although, I suppose that technically makes her Jenn with three N's, but only if you use her [...]

Strangers – Review

"Both of us are sure we're right, but one of us is living in a world of make-believe right now." Strangers was the January book club read for the Instagram group BlackHeart Reads. If you're on Instagram and are interested in joining their monthly reads, click the link and follow their page! It's always a [...]

The Power – Review

"The shape of power is always the same." The Power is such an amazing book! Anyone who enjoys reading about the complexity and reality of power, both perceived and enforced, implied and physical, will enjoy this novel. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and The Power shows us the harsh truth in those four words. We open with [...]

Instagram Algorithm – Shadowban

My last post on the algorithm talked about some of the basics. You can review all of that info HERE. I've resolved to fully educate myself on this Dark Magic, so today, I want to talk about the one thing that does seem to guarantee low engagement and performance on your posts. The dreaded SHADOWBAN. [...]

Exploring the Instagram Algorithm

Anyone who has been on Instagram for the last year knows the dark magic that is known as "The Algorithm". And this is Dark Magic indeed. No one knows exactly what makes it tick, what works, what doesn't. Though, like with any sorcery, there are many, many theories running amuck. The argument for the algorithm [...]