Reading the TBR – Page 2 – Cannonball Read 17

My first foray into Penny Reid’s writing

Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid

July 22, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR11 Bingo: Reading the TBR (have been on my TBR list since 2015) Neanderthal Seeks Human – 3.5 stars There are three things you need to know about Janie Morris: 1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and 3) She doesn’t know how to knit. After losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the same day, Janie Morris can’t help wondering what new torment […]

Depression, the book (Reading the TBR)

The Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno

July 18, 2019 by octothorp 1 Comment

I once discussed my frustration and incredulity that Wes Anderson’s movies were considered comedies with a friend (mind you, this was just around the time that The Life Aquatic was released), as I was horrified by the suicide attempt in The Royal Tennenbaums. As she described the plot of The Life Aquatic as a similar “quirky, charming, adorable, EXISTENTIAL HORROR, 70s music b-sides, the end” I started laughing as I could not believe that was a description of a comedy. Basically the only thing funny […]

A gorgeous, perfect fantasy for a history lover (#Reading the TBR)

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

July 11, 2019 by Aquillia 10 Comments

I have wanted to read one of Guy Gavriel Kay’s books for a long time–so I’m tagging this review as #Reading the TBR for Cannonball Bingo. It’s been ages since I did a review, but what with Bingo starting I’m a little more inspired. And also because I feel like writing this review might diminish the extreme book hangover I have right now. I’m a big fan of both fantasy and history, and people have recommended Kay’s books to me multiple times. Yet somehow, I […]

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