This book is not really one I’d pick up, except for the rave reviews I was reading about it. So I decided to give it (and soccer lit) a go. Is that a thing? Soccer lit? Well, it is now. I liked the narrator. Sal Casillas is strong, funny, and swears appropriately. But she’s also a bit annoying, in a righteously indignant way. And let me tell you, she. has. done. nothing. wrong. If there is a takeaway from this book, let it be that. Because […]
All y’all talking about Rothfuss were right
It feels like I have been reading people talk about how awesome Patrick Rothfuss is for years, although the talk seems to centre more on him than his book. I finally picked up the first one in the series this summer and then had to tear through the second immediately afterwards, all within a week. It was like I was shovelling the food in my face like I did when my kids were tiny. I read these months ago, HAD MANY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, and […]
Even Peacocks Have Their Uses
Megan Derr is a LGBTQ writer of the whimsical variety. Most of her older works are short stories with fairytale themes. From there she expanded into novel and novellas of a similar motif. Her most recent works have moderns settings but still retain her love for happily ever afters.The High King’s Golden Tongue is a rewrite of an earlier short story with the same name. The plot does not change between the first version and the second but the added bits provide background and make […]
An oldie, but a goodie
The other day my boss, who loves books, told me she hadn’t read any Jane Austen. Luckily we have the kind of relationship that made it possible for me to let loose a string of incredulous profanities. She loves subtle, witty, clever books with great characters so Austen is a perfect fit. I went in search of audiobook versions I could send her and realized Pride and Prejudice is the only full length Austen book I don’t own in audio form. Luckily, Prime members get […]
High pressure reading
Not going to lie, I was scared to read this. Not because of the story or writing, but because a friend gave it to me and billed it as their favorite book of all time. No pressure! I like good writing and enjoy lots of titles that would be classified as literary fiction, but some of just seems unnecessarily complicated. (Looking at you, authors who don’t use quotation marks. Punctuation exists for a reason y’all!) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close uses a stream of consciousness […]
Something to read with all the lights on
I was gifted this book and told it was a great piece of YA literature featuring a well written female character. Going off that, I had no idea this was actually a bit of a thriller so I was a bit taken aback when I got into the main part of the plot. I don’t read a ton of thrillers and this might be my first YA thriller, so it was actually pretty fun to experience, just not what I was expecting. The person who […]
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