Five stars for the first thirty-five percent, three stars for the second thirty-five percent, and two stars for the last thirty percent. So… two and a half stars, I guess.…
Year: 2019
Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
This post contains affiliate links. Publication Date August 13th, 2019 A big thank you to Steve Cavanagh, NetGalley, and Flatiron Books for giving me this digital ARC of Thirteen in…
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
This post contains affiliate links I hate to say this but I was definitely one of those thirteen-year-old girls fascinated by vampires. The odds were stacked against me: I was…
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
This post contains affiliate links. When I was a kid I had this fantasy that I would get stranded on an island. I would have to scavenge for my food…
The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
One of my favorite things about this book is people’s reactions to it. This post contains affiliate links. My mother-in-law, who is a devout Christian (see below for Bierce’s definition),…
The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life
This post contains affiliate links. If you're like me you imagine the simplest things as death traps. "If I carry something sharp I might fall and kill myself... I should…
Reading Through the Night by Jane Tompkins
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Published June 12th 2019. I loved Reading through the Night, at least in…
Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan
3.75 dragons rounded up to four dragons. This post contains affiliate links. Sarah Rees Brennan writes the best YA feminism I’ve ever read or probably will read for quite some…
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
This post contains affiliate links. Ink and Bone accomplished everything it was meant to and for that, it gets five dragons. I’ve been looking forward to Ink and Bone for…
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
This post contains affiliate links. I read Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore as an audiobook. I wasn’t a fan of the narrator early on because she has such an…