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What do you do with not one, but two under 20 page books that you want to review?

Baby's First Chinese New Year by DK Publishing

Who Loves Boo? by Salina Yoon

January 25, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you have two books that are 14 and 18 pages long, you really cannot write a 250-word review for each one, even with a creative writing background and know how to be flowery! Therefore, a combination review: I am not a Valentine’s gal. I like Chinese New Years instead. I do not go “all out,” but like some traditions. In DK Publishing’s Baby’s First Chinese New Year we have an easy introduction. Normally I would not count this a book, as there is not a […]

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

January 24, 2019 by WanderingLaMancha 2 Comments

My first cannonball review! I’ve been a long-time reader of Pajiba and last year was the first time I started tracking the books I read a bit more intentionally, albeit in a spreadsheet, so two of my interests are really coinciding here. Anyways, on to the book. First of all, N.K. Jemisin is just flat-out an amazing writer. The story is presented as three parallel narratives, all from the point-of-view of the main character at different points in her life. It takes a few chapters […]

Mulholland Drive in Fiction Form

Haunt by Laura Lee Bahr

January 24, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

I’m not sure if I even liked this book but I’m fascinated by it. I’ve never tried bizarro fiction. It’s not a genre that appeals to me. But when I saw this on a list of weird crime novels from the irreplaceable CrimeReads.com website, I figured I’d give it a chance since I love LA noirs. I went in with low expectations, knowing this isn’t the kind of thing I normally read. And while I don’t have a desire to try more bizarro fiction, I […]

Love me some historical messy bishes

The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

January 23, 2019 by Chloe Silverado 4 Comments

Are you one of those people who likes to read the book before seeing the movie? I am. So when I found out (around 3-4 years late) that there was a White Queen mini-series, I was excited to jump in. I had also just lost my job and I was really looking for a book to serve as a screen saver for the brain; something that would entertain me but wouldn’t test me. A historical family drama definitely hit the spot. Philippa Gregory’s collected works […]

Sleeves and stacks

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan

January 22, 2019 by BookNinja 1 Comment

Altered Carbon recently became a Netflix series, so I decided to do it the wrong way round – I watched and then read it. I know there’s more in the series, so I wanted to see if I liked the writing style so that I could explore further. In the world of Altered Carbon, people’s memories are stored in their “stacks”, in the back of their necks. People’s bodies are a “sleeve”, and those wealthy enough can rent sleeves, clone them, alter them, etc. Those […]

The Life-changing Magic of having a Less F-ed Up Habitat

The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō

Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman

January 15, 2019 by sistercoyote 2 Comments

As with so many other things, I’m reviewing a thing long after it got popular, and yet this time, at least, I’m managing to be at least a little bit on-trend, so go me?

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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