The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
Rating: 3.5 Stars In a nutshell: Four women living outside D.C. in the 1960s find themselves at crossroads, motivated by reading ‘The Feminine Mystique.’ Best for: Those who enjoy stories of women finding themselves. Those who need a reminder of where we’ve been given where we are … [Read more]
Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Penelope & Colin’s Story) by Julia Quinn
In our last book, Colin Bridgerton put his foot firmly in his mouth where Penelope Featherington was concerned. He blames this on his mother hinting at Penelope as a potential bride (sure...blame someone else for your boorish behavior.) Now years later, Colin is still going on his jaunts around … [Read more]
Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife by Bart D. Ehrman
* from a purely Western religion-focused viewpoint. It was interesting to read about mainly Judaism/Christianity written by someone who was raised Episcopalian, became a Born-Again Christian and then chucked it all in to become an Atheist/Agnostic. Wanted to say to him "You think you'll … [Read more]
A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry
I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. Let's synopsize: Sydney Carton was stolen as a child and forced to serve the Faery Realm. Charles Darnay is his changeling; Lucie Manette is the changeling of Ivy, Sydney's childhood friend. Sydney wants revenge on the fae … [Read more]
The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto
Last year, Hammajang Luck was one of my favorite reads, so I was delighted when I saw that there was a book 2 and it was out now and the audio was available through my library. The audiobook becoming available in time for the 2026 Trans Rights Readathon felt like kismet. The Obake Code is largely a … [Read more]
Make It Plant Based: Filipino by Ria Elciario-McKeown
It seems kind of rare to get a cookbook focused on a lesser well known cuisine that is not loaded with hard to find ingredients. Make It Plant Based: Filipino actually manages to be both vegan and ethnic without requiring too many unheard of ingredients, and also actually manages to make its cuisine … [Read more]
