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“The world is a dangerous place, full of people who don’t trust each other. This is why I am staying up in this tree.”

Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link

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Stranger Things Happen is Kelly Link’s first collection of short fiction, but- PLOT TWIST: it was the only book of hers that I had yet to read. Oops! I suppose….stranger things HAVE happened. Link writes like the  girl in the back of homeroom who is weird, yes, but also cool and intimidating. She’s probably wearing black and writing allover her arms with a ballpoint pen. She knows a lot and she is not afraid to drop reference after reference and allusion after allusion- she doesn’t care […]

Poirot vs. A Serial Killer!

The ABC Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie

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I’ve read a lot of Agatha Christie books at this point (but still have so many left! She was a gift) and this has to be one of my favorite so far. This was also the first of her novels I’ve not read by audiobook, and I liked it! (I do still love the indulgent feeling I get from listening to a Christie by audio, especially if it’s Dan Stevens reading it to me.) I will probably pepper in a few hard copies here and […]

I want to go to fancy two year creative boarding school that buys you all the books you want

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

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My biggest issue with this book is this: for a school that’s all about providing the best and the brightest with whatever resources they need to pursue their intellectual gifts, what exactly is Stevie’s gift? She’s obsessed with true crime? I mean, so is my super smart admin but I don’t know if that would qualify you in the same breath as Janelle? I clearly have a large STEM bias here. But it’s also somewhat grumpy to me that Stevie’s thing is “I like crime” and Janelle’s […]

And As We Age

Killer Content by Olivia Blacke

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I recently discovered the term “geriatric millennial.” That’s apparently a catch all for millennials who were born between the years 1980-1985. Damn whoever invented in. I know I’m far out of the target audience for BRANDZ these days but I’m far from geriatric. Yeah I got a bad back and student loans and can’t afford a house and don’t have the energy to stuff… BUT! Anyway, I was thinking about that term recently because this is one of the first cozy mysteries I’ve read. I […]

An interesting read with the story told by the least interesting character

INK WITCH, book one by Lindsay Fairleigh

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I got this book for 1.99! you cannot beat a book for that price in my opinion. Especially one that has a sci-fi bent. This is the story of Kat Dubois who is an immortal stuck in the body of an 18 year old… she is 38 years old but because her body is stuck at 18 she somehow has the hormones of an 18 year old woman too? That actually sounds horrid and thankfully the author doesn’t focus on that too much. (Please notice […]



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