A Hiatus and a Reflection on Pressure and Expectations

The time has come for me to take a little break from Pop! Goes The Reader. Not a particularly long one, mind you, but this is something I feel I have to do for myself. For a little while now I’ve been struggling with feelings of stress, guilt, and a general sense of feeling overextended […]

The Literary Shopaholic: Issue One

‘The Literary Shopaholic’ is a sporadic feature on Pop! Goes The Reader in which I highlight some of my favourite literary-themed items. From bookmarks to bookends, purses to posters and everything in between, I’ve selected a few things that will be at the very top of my shopping list this season! Well, what do we […]

Review: Romancing The Duke by Tessa Dare

Title Romancing The Duke Author Tessa Dare Published January 28th, 2014 by Avon Pages 384 Pages Intended Target Audience Adult Genre & Keywords Historical Romance Part of a Series? Yes (Book 1 in the Castles Ever After series) Source & Format Purchased from Amazon.com, eBook Find It On Goodreads ● Amazon.com ● Chapters As the […]

Waiting On…Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine! This week I’m waiting on… Title Open Road Summer Author Emery Lord Pages 342 Pages Genre Young Adult, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Road Trip Publisher Walker To Be Published April 15th, 2014 Find It On Goodreads After breaking up with her bad-news […]

Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover – Issue Twenty: Historical Romance

“Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover” is a regular feature on Pop! Goes The Reader in which I pay tribute to some of the best and brightest the publishing world has to offer in the way of book cover design. This feature is inspired by Katie’s Cover Love on her blog One Page At […]