I wanna talk about books. Do you want to talk about books, too? With no assigned books to read, no deadlines, no rushing to skim through a book you’re hating just because that’s what your book club is reading this month? Then we have the book club for you. The… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Reading

TDF Weekly Update 3.30.16
Wondering what we’ve been up to lately? The Discriminating Fangirl Weekly Update will keep you all informed about what we’re into this week and what we’re looking forward to in the weeks to come. You can always follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, or personal social media accounts for more…. Read more »

Review: Fellside by M. R. Carey
Fellside by M. R. Carey The unmissable and highly anticipated new literary thriller from the author of the international phenomenon The Girl With All the Gifts. Fellside is a maximum security prison on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors. It’s not the kind of place you’d want to end up…. Read more »

Amanda’s Dueling Reading Challenges
I mentioned in our new weekly update feature that I’ve been working on two reading challenges this year. Just like Pamela, I’ve been in a terrible reading slump and just barely completed my 2015 Goodreads Reading Challenge. Technically doing the Goodreads challenge would mean I’m doing three of them, but… Read more »

TDF Weekly Update 3.23.16
Wondering what we’ve been up to lately? The Discriminating Fangirl Weekly Update will keep you all informed about what we’re into this week and what we’re looking forward to in the weeks to come. You can always follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, or personal social media platforms for… Read more »

How to break out of a reading slump?
I’ve been in a book slump for… jeez, several years now. I used to read a hundred books a year, but after I finished grad school, that tapered off to under twenty in a year, sometimes less. I just couldn’t find anything that caught my attention enough to make me want… Read more »

The Good Old Harry Potter Re-Read
I honestly couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve read the Harry Potter books. For at least the first four, I’ve read them so much that I lost count around the 20 mark. And yet here I am, reading the series once again. Some people will read a book once… Read more »

Slut Shaming in Romance, or Give Me Your Sex Positive Romance Recs!
There’s a great post today on Smart Bitches Trashy Books about one of my absolute least favorite tropes in romance novels: slut shaming. Guest writer Linda eloquently rants about the trope, which is sadly common in a lot of romances, and I found myself nodding along and emphatically punching the… Read more »

Review: Chimera by Mira Grant
Chimera by Mira Grant The final book in Mira Grant’s terrifying Parasitology trilogy. The outbreak has spread, tearing apart the foundations of society, as implanted tapeworms have turned their human hosts into a seemingly mindless mob. Sal and her family are trapped between bad and worse, and must find a… Read more »

Limited Time Only: Get ‘The Boss’ Series for $1.99
by Abigail Barnette, jenny trout Series: Genres: BDSM Erotica, Erotica I am a big, big fan of Jenny Trout’s (writing as Abigail Barnette) series, The Boss. Written as a response to 50 Shades of Grey and its numerous replications that are all chock-full of misogyny, questionable BDSM practices, and unlikable characters, The Boss follows… Read more »



















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