Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
This was a comforting novel wherein a search for the provenance of a wooden duck is essentially a metaphor for a search for the meaning of life - particularly one lived by a single woman over 40. The opening chapter describes how Laurie would escape her home - loving, but full of the noise … [Read more]
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
This was very wholesome. I have been a fan of Gene Luen Yang's work for a while now, and I try to read all of his graphic novels (I have given up on his superhero comics work; there is too much of it). So when the Read Harder Challenge said I had to read a nonfiction YA comic, I was excited to … [Read more]
Wolfsong (Green Creek, #1) by T.J. Klune
So I've had this book on my TBR for a while, even before Klune got a traditional publishing deal and the The House in the Cerulean Sea broke out, but I didn't bite the bullet and actually decide to read it until I saw that this gorgeous edition was being released in September 2022. I did end up … [Read more]
Motherfield: Poems & Belarusian Protest Diary by Julia Cimafiejeva
At first, I had a little trouble getting into Motherfield: Poems & Belarusian Protest Diary. I was reading via my phone from Edelweiss (my go to for online reading as it is the only one I can really get to work on my dinosaur of a phone) and that meant my screen was as small as the Helvetica … [Read more]
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan
First. I have been the worst reviewer this year. I kept meaning to sit down and write, because I have read more books than ever this year, but life just kept getting in my way. As it does. And yet, here I am, in week two of a positive Covid test, and I've finished binging all the shows (SIDE … [Read more]
Prime Meridian by Silvia Morena-Garcia
I Have Always Been Me: A Memoir by Precious Brady-Davis
Servant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard
An assortment of books that have been on my kindle for a while - half read and now finally finished Prime Meridian More of a novella, this is set in a near future where humanity is starting to head to Mars, but much of our current issues are are still there. The heroine, Amelia, doesn’t have … [Read more]
