"The person, be in gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." H. Tilney (Northanger Abbey)
I love true crime tv. When I'm in a funk, you can catch me on the couch watching Dateline reruns like my life depends on it. Certainly, it doesn't make much sense to spend days when I feel down watching super depressing and often disturbing shows about people killing each other, but it's just a …
Continue reading "There’s Someone Inside Your House"
I find all sorts of interesting things when I'm checking in books returned to the library. More than once, I've left my desk to hunt down the first book in a series when a book catches my eye, or check one in and then check it out to myself right away. Working at the library …
Continue reading "The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Moonstone"
Days before I instated my book buying ban, I went to see the new Star Wars film for the second time, and they played a preview for a movie that I did not know about at all. I was hooked when Natalie Portman appeared on screen, because I absolutely worship her and her work, and …
Happy Christmas Eve Eve! Today, I'm bringing you an OwlCrate unboxing, a safe week from the delivery date. This month's theme was SEIZE THE DAY and it was colorful and merry and a perfect pre-holiday gift. Let's check it out! SEIZE THE DAY was jam packed with brightness and optimism. I'm not usually so into …
This book has been on my must-read list for quite some time, but every time I went into the bookstore, I would end up finding another book that I wanted instead, so I never got around to reading it. Recently, I checked it out of the library, read over a couple of breaks, and promptly …
I remember seeing this book when it was released at my favorite bookshop in my college town and my best friend bought it but I totally forgot about it until this weekend as I was checking in books at the library. I immediately grabbed the hardcopy off the shelf and took it home to read. …
HAPPY STAR WARS DAY! Today, the long awaited Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released! I haven't been in to see it yet, but I hope to go this weekend. In the build up to release, I have been collecting Phasma items like a mad woman, asking for them for Christmas, and watching Gwendoline Christie's social …
This year, I wanted to read some Christmas inspired books. I picked up The Christmas Carol, a Jane Austen inspired Christmas novel, and Dash and Lily's Book of Dares. Part of it was an effort to get into the Christmas spirit, and part of it was a desire to finish up my reading challenge with …
It is such a shame that I've let this book sit on my shelf for MONTHS without reading it. I'm kicking myself for not picking it up earlier! I love the Grishaverse, utterly and completely, but I must say that The Language of Thorns is by far my favorite of anything Bardugo has produced in …
Some books have a way of sticking in our heads. This book, The Sword of the Rightful King by Jane Yolen, I've had pinging around in my cortexes for years. I distinctly remember reading this book in my elementary school library. It was probably the first Arthurian story I ever read, and sparked a devotion …
