Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer
Read based on the review of KimMie"! I'd say this book is a good corollary to Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour, especially if you are someone not-from-Wee-Britain who is now living in Wee-Britain and writing things on a regular basis (e.g., for work). It's sort of … [Read more]
Love Marriage by Monica Ali
CW: our main character does realize parts of her upbringing veer into emotional abuse If we had to pin down why I have yet again gotten behind on my reviews, it would be here, with this novel, which brought up so very many Feelings that I found it difficult to start the review. And yet, here we … [Read more]
Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau
Jackie Lau doesn't always write soft boi romance heroes, but when she does, she does it well. Cal is a very soft boi, but he is neither unintelligent nor unselectively sexually active, so he isn't a himbo. He does have big golden retriever energy. Rose is the last of the group who meet at the … [Read more]
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
CBR Bingo Square: Camel/Adaptation “Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.” Alright, it's not all just highfalutin' theme reading over here (but the summer of Irish fiction rolls on), I am also cramming in books that are simply and purely for fun. … [Read more]
Mister Miracle: The Great Escape by Varian Johnson
Recently I read a meme on Facebook that was talking about how if you call yourself a “geek” and like Superheroes/graphic novel/comics, but have a problem with Captain America being black, or Ms. Marvel Muslim, or Thor a woman, then you are not a “real geek” but a racist. Controversial statement to … [Read more]
The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin
I had not realized how recently published The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin was. I figured this was a 1990s books or even earlier due the 1980s style of cover. But then again, since the author was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s it is probably … [Read more]
