Emily Woo Zeller – Cannonball Read 17

Didn’t super like this one, but also didn’t give it a fair shake.

The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) by R.F. Kuang

December 30, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’m going to need to re-read this. About 25% in, I gave up on it emotionally and only mostly paid attention to the audio after that. Please take this as really only a review of the first 25% of the audiobook, specifically. Honestly, the reason I need to re-read is because I turned on the audiobook narrator very quickly into this listening experience. I just couldn’t take listening to her anymore. She was overacting the hell out of everything and ruining perfectly good lines, especially […]

As the Prophets Say, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

March 19, 2020 by Emmalita 4 Comments

I cannot explain this book. It is an enemies to lovers story divorced from time, place and humanity while also steeped in all three. Red and Blue are operatives in opposites sides of a time war. I don’t have any idea who the sides are or why they fight. I don’t know what’s at stake. There is no good guy or bad guy. None of that matters though. What does matter are the letters Blue and Red exchange. Initially it’s two enemies taunting each other […]

Marie Kondo is a Heartless Monster and I Love Her For It

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

February 11, 2019 by Emmalita 10 Comments

The most important thing everyone needs to know is that the only thing that should measure your worth as a person is how you treat other living beings. I start with this because too often the failure to keep one’s house perfectly clean and minimally decorated is used as a whip – by ourselves and others. I don’t care how you keep your house. I care that you treat yourself and others with respect and compassion. Second, Marie Kondo is amazing and you should read […]

There is No Such Thing as Failure in This Endeavor

Unf*ck Your Habitat: You’re Better Than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman

January 30, 2019 by Emmalita 8 Comments

Cleaning, weight and money are three minefields strewn with emotion bombs and judgement shrapnel. I grew up in a house where all house cleaning was accompanied by temper tantrums (my dad), recriminations (my mom), and tears (me). In fact, if you read enough of my reviews you will get the impression that I grew up in a crazy, chaotic home and you will be correct. As an adult, housework has been fraught with emotion and often felt overwhelming. It is a place in my life […]

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