The card, square descriptions, and rules can be found here. Make sure I have the correct numbers for reviews! This should be current as of 12:00 pm eastern on Friday, September 18. The Players: auntadadoom - 3 reviews beereadsbooks - 13 reviews, 3 bingos BlackRaven – 25 reviews, card … [Read more]
One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn by Eiichiro Oda
As you know, occasionally I need a change of scenery on the weekends. So instead of looking at, working with and reading books at work or home, I go to the library to look at and read books and I have been known to straighten a section. And when I do, I never know what will come of it. I usually get … [Read more]
Button at the Bookstore by Ann Patchett and Robin Preiss Glasser
I know that Ann Patchett is not for everyone, but if you are a fan of theirs, or a fan of the illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser (or a fan of both) and want a book that is due in early February 2027 that is about a dog and books, then Button at the Bookstore is a book you might want to check … [Read more]
Queen of Day by Jacob Sager Weinstein and Victo Ngai
Every so often I find a book that has a lot of great pieces to its puzzle, yet, I am not sure if I am the audience it is meant to be for. And Queen of Day by Jacob Sager Weinstein and illustrator Victo Ngai is one of those books. The illustrations are lovely, the story interesting, there is a … [Read more]
Advise and Consent by Allen Drury
I seem to do one of two things when writing a review. In the first instance, I try cobbling together my thoughts weeks or months after reading a book (a failed experiment that I keep trying), and unloading the errant thoughts I have while reading, or I write as I read and end up writing way more … [Read more]
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
“Birnam Wood,” by Eleanor Catton, was published in 2023. I picked up my copy in 2024, and it took me approximately two years to get into it. I started the book multiple times, but just couldn’t get past the dense prose that is apparently Catton’s specialty. This time I stuck with it, and I’m so very … [Read more]
Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green and Francis Martin
I have read Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green (at least) twice. The first time (though it is out) was an online reader copy. And I wasn’t really sure how I felt about things. The second time I started to get into it more (another online read). I have also skimmed it, and skimmed … [Read more]
