Category Archives: Books
In Which I Completely Love A Prequel
Maia Sepp’s new novel Wake, takes place before her previous book, The Etiquette Guide To The End Times. I don’t usually like prequels (SORRY MAIA!) because they have to be so, so good to let readers overlook that the definition of prequel … Continue reading
“If You’re Not The One”
In If You’re Not The One by Jemma Forte, Jen Wright is in an underwhelming marriage, with two small and needy children. She’s wishing for a little more passion and excitement when she’s hit by a car, and while in … Continue reading
Bennington Girls Are Easy
Bennington Girls Are Easy is about two best friends, and their wider circle of college friends. Actually, it’s about living in the city right after college. I love struggling-friends-in-the-city chicklit, and I love lifestyle porn, but I get extremely annoyed … Continue reading
Library
Harold: I’ve been using the library a lot more since we got together. I think it’s because you go all the time, but I never realized what a great resource the library could be. Meg: Yeah, that’s where they keep the free books.
Book Review: Writers of the Future #WotF31
After a long introduction discussing emerging artists and blind judging, I was surprised to see how much of the Writers of the Future Volume 31 anthology was written by well-known science fiction writers like L. Ron Hubbard, Orson Scott Card and Larry Niven. A … Continue reading
Favorite Things That Are Almost Pride & Prejudice
Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star This is my absolute favorite reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, as you can probably tell from my squee-ful book review. If you thought Charlotte Lucas got a raw deal or you wanted to see Darcy as … Continue reading
Action Figures Reading Action Figures
I saw this wonderful Godzilla photoset/book review, and immediately hopped up to take my own photo of Godzilla reading Action Figures. Because those are both things I have sitting around my house, obviously. Godzilla enjoys a good YA superhero adventure. … Continue reading
Blog Book Tour: Touched Up
No one should smile before the sun rises. On the happiness scale, content is about as good as you can get to in these dark hours. I wake early most every morning because content works for me. Since becoming the … Continue reading
Not Sure It Works That Way
One of my readings for the class I’m taking is available as an ebook, but there’s some sort of copyright protection preventing me from easily sharing passages on social media, saving passages to my GoodReads account, or seeing other students’ … Continue reading
The Manners Fandom
I choose Snobs at the library entirely because it’s by Julian Fellowes, from Downton Abbey, and I was not disappointed. Snobs is sort of a double comedy of manners, half titled Brits surrounded by those who wish they were too, … Continue reading
