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Non-Fiction — People Who Lead Interesting Lives (part two)

Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life by Amber Scorah

The Lie: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing & Coming Out by William Dameron

The Size of Everything by Erin Cole

Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii by Toby Neal

August 20, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

And here we have “normal” people writing memoirs about surviving terrible childhoods, escaping cults, and becoming their true selves. These first two are very much in the vein of books like The Glass Castle or Educated… (4 stars) The Size of Everything by Erin Cole Designer Erin Cole is now a well-known name in bridal couture. But it’s amazing that she survived her childhood. Shuttled between two households full of abuse and neglect, Cole dragged herself out of the wreckage and lived to tell her story. Telling her […]

Non-Fiction — People With Interesting Lives

The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein

Code Name: Lise. The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis

Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigations of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth

August 19, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

Y’all, I read SO MUCH NON-FICTION. I really like books in the category of “interesting lives”, whether or not they’re celebrities or well-known in any way. Two of these books are biographies of very interesting people, and the third a memoir written by the man himself. (four stars) The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein This book was not at ALL what I expected, but I ended up liking it even more because of […]

An excellent trilogy of thrillers (with a fourth on the way!)

The Butterfly Garden (The Collector #1) by Dot Hutchison

Roses of May (The Collector #2) by Dot Hutchison

The Summer Children (The Collector #3) by Dot Hutchison

August 19, 2019 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

I used to read a lot of books like these. Jeffery Deaver was my jam for a really long time. Books with FBI agents and police officers catching serial killers who did really horrific things that I tried not to think about too hard. Then I had kids and I started paying attention to the news and books like this begin to stress me out. But for some reason, The Butterfly Garden ended up on my radar with an incredibly high rating on Goodreads and […]

Lara Jean, you sweetheart

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

August 15, 2019 by badkittyuno 2 Comments

In one of the rare instances of me reading a book AFTER watching the movie, I finally got to (my sister’s copy of) To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before this summer — after watching the Netflix adaptation several more times than a 33 year old woman really ought to. I know we were all lusting after Noah Centineo (who, yes, is adorable), but I’ve had a crush on John Corbett since high school so watching him be a doting widowed daddy to a bunch […]

CBR11Bingo: And So It Begins (the first three books in the Harry Hole series)

The Bat (Harry Hole #1) by Jo Nesbø

Cockroaches (Harry Hole #2) by Jo Nesbø

The Redbreast (Harry Hole #3) by Jo Nesbø

August 14, 2019 by badkittyuno 4 Comments

I am loathe to start a series (like I did here — And So It Begins!) and not complete it. But I feel like I gave Harry Hole one hell of an effort, and after three very long books, I’m going to retire him early. These are not bad thrillers by any means. But there’s about 10 more in the series and the first three were each about 3 star books, so I’m calling it quits. But not before I review them! The Bat (Harry Hole […]

Three Seanan McGuire books I highly recommend

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

Indexing (Indexing #1) by Seanan McGuire

Reflections (Indexing #2) by Seanan McGuire

August 14, 2019 by badkittyuno 5 Comments

I love that it took me a while to discover Seanan McGuire — it means that I have a bit of a backlog that I get to enjoy before I really start chomping at the bit for new releases. That being said, I would like sequels to Middlegame and a new Indexing book as soon as possible please. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire Like most books by Seanan McGuire, Middlegame starts out super weird, and it took me a little bit to figure out what was going on. […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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