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Melancholy and Malevolent Creatures

Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender

August 19, 2020 by caragwapa Leave a Comment

I read a review of this book somewhere on the internet, a long time ago. Maybe on Pajiba, maybe on Cannonball read, I don’t really remember. But I did write the title and the author down in my little notebook, along with the dozens (maybe hundreds) of other books I plan on reading, and movies and TV shows that I plan on seeing. This year, before the world changed forever, a few friends came over to hang out and one of them brought the book […]

Yes, it was quick, but no, I didn’t really enjoy it

Before I Say Good-bye by Mary Higgins Clark

February 17, 2020 by caragwapa Leave a Comment

Our local used bookstore chain (Booksale) is littered with Mary Higgins Clark books. Somehow, in the hours I spent in those stores (all branches), I never thought to pick up the works of the “Queen of Suspense”. My sister is a very different reader than me and our bookshelves rarely intersect. It was snobby of me but I tended to think of the books she reads as “easier” to read. Still having the vision problems due to the autoimmune disease that I have, I have […]

I Think I’ve Read This One Before

The Trespasser by Tana French

January 31, 2020 by caragwapa 2 Comments

When I like a book, I have the tendency to obsessively read everything the author has ever wrote. Such was the case after I read In the Woods by Tana French. I loved the atmosphere, the mystery, and especially the characters. I of course, read all the Tana French books I could find. When I was going through the epub files in my laptop to find a quick read, I was pleasantly surprised to find a French book I haven’t read yet. Or have I? […]

That Was Long

The Stand (Complete and Uncut) by Stephen King

January 24, 2020 by caragwapa Leave a Comment

When I was as kid, like maybe 12 or 13, every Sunday after church, my family would go the the mall where we had a store selling outdoor equipment. Across our store was a used bookstore. I would spend hours reading while my parents did errands or whatever. At the end of the day, they let me choose one book that I could buy. I was a very fast reader and devoured books so for practicality’s sake (to make the book last longer), I always […]

I Regret Reading This Author Back to Back

March 17, 2017 by caragwapa 3 Comments

Having enjoyed Last Night at Chateau marmont and finding The Singles Game, ok, if a little meh, I decided to read another Weisberger book. Well, not so much decided as saw that it was the next book in my unread books dropbox folder. Did I regret my lazy choice? Yes. Yes I did. Emmy, Leigh and Adriana have been best friends since college and have maintained the so-called BFF status even as they approach their 30s. The girls are of course, so different from each […]

First book of the year

February 6, 2017 by caragwapa 2 Comments

This book is about wholesome American sweetheart tennis player turned warrior princess turned just plain herself Charlie Silver. After a serious injury sidelined her for a few months, Charlie decided that being seeded somewhere in the double digits was not enough. She wanted her grandslam win and would do anything to get it. Including hiring an asshole coach, revamping her image ang disappointing her Dad. So Charlie started living the glamorous life of a top seeded tennis player after her rebranding as a Warrior Princess. […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
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.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
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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