To be something abnormal meant you were to serve the normal. And if you refused, they hated you …and often the normal hated you even when you did serve them. Who Fears Death is the story of a young woman who, in the face of formidable obstacles, must change the world. Onyesonwu, whose name means “who fears death,” possesses mystical powers. While this makes her unusual in her town, it is not what sets her apart from others, at least not at first. The novel […]
Dolph Kids 4 life
The caption to this picture is pretty much how I felt after reading this book. After enduring the 2nd book I somehow talked myself immediately into reading the third one. I was hooked…not because it was good mind you, but because Love, Lattes and Angel promised me voodoo priestesses, reincarnation and the Bermuda Triangle (and delivered on all three I think). Let me make one thing very clear before I tell you EVERYTHING about this book. It is pure garbage. Many times I caught […]
A Regency romance with unexpected diversity
Lady Serena Ravenshaw fell for one of her father’s footmen and was told in no uncertain terms that they had no future together. Rather than be forced to marry some crony of her father’s, she ran away and chose to to become a prostitute. One evening, a drunken young gentleman felt pity for her and gave her his entire quarterly allowance, making it possible for her to buy her freedom and set herself up as one of the most famed courtesans in London. With the […]
“Whole lot easier staying in and writing yourself brave instead of going out and BEING brave, is all I’m saying…”
Scarlett Epstein is about a smart, sarcastic girl whose social life is mostly writing fanfics for the TV show Lycanthrope High. When the show is cancelled, her group of fans has to find a new subject. Scarlett decides to write new fics based on kids at her school, namely her feelings about her childhood friend Gideon who seems to be turning into a popular jerk. I really liked Scarlett and her snarkiness and she’s easy to relate to, though sometimes frustrating. It’s a really fun […]
Trigger Warnings Come with Provocative Poetry
I only became aware of Rupi Kaur this past Friday, when, after sharing a few of my favorite poems with my students in recognition of National Poetry Month, one of my seventh grade girls came up to me at the end of class, put the book in my hands with a smile on her face, and said, “Read this.” I opened the book and quickly closed it because I had landed on a page of a line drawing that was sexual in nature. My quick thought? […]
Seriously, f#ck Akron
Well I haven’t had a book rated less than 3 stars all year so I guess I was due for a stinker. I started a book club last month for fans of the new podcast My Favorite Murder. If you’re a fan of true crime, I highly recommend it. This book was the first selection and it was not good. It reminded me of a few papers I wrote in college (thankfully just a few) where I procrastinated like hell and when I finally […]
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