Jim McManus wrote Positively Fifth Street to investigate two things for Harper's Magazine: the murder of Ted Binion, and the 2000 World Series of Poker. He tells you right up front that he mostly just wants to play in the 2000 World Series of Poker (it's common for journalists to participate, to get … [Read more]
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I Would Totally NOT Kick Ass in a Zombie Apocalypse
So...the other night I started reading this book based on my mom's recommendation and she was right, I was immediately sucked in. So much so in fact, that in the middle of the night I woke my husband up (I'm not exactly sure that I was fully awake, since I do sleep walk and talk) and told him to get … [Read more]
Please don’t go, I’ll eat you up, I love you so*
One day, I woke up to an email saying that I was invited to join the street team for Bones & All, and that an ARC and "swag bag" were already on the way. Since books are one of my favorite things ever, I was pretty stoked. I was slightly disappointed that the "swag bag" was just a tote with the … [Read more]
This Guy Listened to Blurred Lines a Few Too Many Times
Honestly, I was so annoyed by this book that I couldn’t even bring myself to finish it. A friend gave it a glowing review so I decided to give it a try, but unfortunately the book was a weird mixture of boring and obnoxious. I got a little more than halfway through and decided it wasn’t worth my … [Read more]
Somewhere, someone’s dream was coming true. And someone’s was ending…
It's been almost three years since the first book in this series, Kill Me Softly, was published. I had actually forgotten it even existed, but I really liked the first one, so I decided to read onwards. It's nice that you don't have to read the first book to understand the second. They take place … [Read more]
“All men are corrupt. The seed of the Epic is inside each one. And so, all must die…”
The second book in the Reckoners series. I felt that Steelheart had a really exciting opening, then was sort of...not exactly boring, but it didn't live up to the opening. Even so, I really liked the book. Firefight was really good. I liked giving the main character something new to focus on, … [Read more]