I’ve never liked Jane Austin. There, I’ve admitted it. Take away my woman card, since damn near every one I’ve ever met adores the writer and, specifically, the character of Darcy. I read Pride and Prejudice in high school and I just didn’t get it. Darcy wasn’t dreamy; he was an ass. Or maybe I’m just too pragmatic for my own good, even at 16? I have no idea. A year and a half ago, a friend started bugging me about this web series based off […]
Family Vacations: Are They Ever Fun?
This is another one of the books I picked up to take on vacation. I mean, while on vacation with ones family, what better to read about than…a family on vacation? Thankfully, mine doesn’t have nearly as many issues as the Post family does. Franny and Jim are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary, while trying to recover from Jim’s affair with a much younger woman. Not only might it cost him his marriage, but it cost him his job. Sylvia has just graduated high school […]
Silver Shadows: More Vampires!
Back in March I reviewed The Fiery Heart, part of Meade’s Bloodlines series. The next book just came out, perfectly timed to me spending a week on the beach. Where better to read about vampires who can’t stand the sun than while sitting in it? This book picks up a few weeks after the last one left off. Sydney has been taken away to be reeducated after her love affair with vampire Adrian had been discovered. Adrian was losing himself in a haze of booze, […]
Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey…Stuff.
Last March, I read ElCicco’s review of A Tale for the Time Being and thought to myself, that sounds interesting! A few weeks later I happened to be in my favorite local indie bookstore and saw it sitting on the shelf. It was spring break, I had some time off work and school, why not enjoy a good book? Well, the fact that I just finished it about two weeks ago probably tells you what I thought about the book. I wanted to like it. I […]
A Blank Canvas Has Unlimited Possibilities
I don’t fall in love with fictional characters often, but when I do, they’re usually written by Stephanie Perkins. Okay, that’s kind of a lie. I fall in love with fictional characters constantly, but no one writes modern YA romance like Perkins does. Isla is the last of three interconnected love stories, and if you haven’t read the first two, I highly recommend them. They’re not necessary before starting this, but I think reading them will heighten your enjoyment of Isla, with better understanding of a few […]
A Study in Ambiguous Endings and Disappointment
The Patron Saint of Liars is a book I’ve seen kicking around for years. I’ve always told myself that one day I’ll get around to reading it and finally the time came. I didn’t know what to expect going in, other than the blurb about it taking place at a home for unwed mothers in the 60s and 70s. The narrative structure rotates through three main points of view. Rose, the not-so-unwed mother who leaves her husband when she finds out she’s pregnant. Just takes […]
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