#CBR10Bingo: Not My Wheelhouse (the book is a) non-fiction and b) about running – neither of these things are in my usual wheelhouse) I was at a bit of a loss as to which genre or book to choose for the “Not My Wheelhouse” square on the CBR10 Bingo card, because while I primarily read romance, paranormal fantasy and YA (especially at the moment), I do try to branch out into other fiction genres every so often, and while I don’t read them as often any […]
The girl behind the legend – CBR10 Bingo: Not my wheelhouse
This is my third time participating in the Cannonball Read and until now there has been only one non-fiction review, so it was easy to choose what genre was “not my wheelhouse” for CBR10 Bingo. As my ten year old daughter is reading I Am Malala, and I’m trying to read what she is reading, this was a perfect fit. Before reading this book, I had very little knowledge of Malala beyond she was an advocate of girls education and had survived an attack from the Taliban. Malala […]
“i am sleepwalking on an ocean of happiness i cannot baptize myself in.”
I have said many times that reading Poetry is not my jam. I have mostly gotten over my entrance issues with science fiction and graphic novels/comics but Poetry still trips me up from time to time. The funny part? I’ve been known to write it, but reading a collection can be too much, and I think that’s the real problem – a collection of poetry, of really good poetry is likely going to feel like too much. At times, Sabrina Benaim’s first published collection, Depression & […]