I did pretty well at keeping my holds organized for a while, but lately I let them all go wacky, and boom, I have a million books out at once. I already returned the ones…
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The week in review
I don't remember anything about this week, other than my six year old learning the facts of life, which led to the most endearing questions, which made this the best week ever. I ended up…
Don’t say I didn’t warn you
I realized recently that putting the 'not for everyone' tag on a book review is essentially a guarantee that I will read it. (On the flip side, putting the 'written by Jonathan Franzen' tag guarantees…
The week in review
I feel like I slept about a total of three hours all week. It's only October and I'm already burned out on the school year. But who cares about that, because The World of Tomorrow…
The book of today
This summer, one of my most trusted reader friends read an ARC of The World of Tomorrow, and said it was one of the best books she'd read in years. I'm so glad she did,…
Quick takes- September 2017
The Burning Girl. 3 stars. Kind of forgettable, reads too YA for my taste. Good writing, but not much to the story. Genuine Fraud. 4 stars. I love this writer, and this is a gender…
The week in review
The less said about this week, the better. Well at least I didn't drown. The Golden House. I don't really know how to sum up my feelings on this. I liked that it was chock…
The week in review
I kept myself very busy this week, but I managed to get lots of reading in. This weekend I am going to stop complaining, and embrace my least favorite season* and make pumpkin bread and…
Meet my favorite pet, Peeves.
Yesterday, out of the blue, Dash asked me if a certain friend of his was a surprise. I don't actually keep a file on the conception details of all his friends, but I did happen…
The week in review
A week and a half into the school year and I already feel overscheduled. 101 days until Christmas. Cruel Beautiful World was one of those books that was very good, until it wasn't. It just…