"The person, be in gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." H. Tilney (Northanger Abbey)
I managed to keep up an impressive clip in my reading challenge in February, reading seven books. That puts us at a healthy 15 books read towards 52, in only 9 weeks. I tried to keep up the diversity in my reading, but I unconsciously shifted back into Young Adult fiction this month, and part …
Continue reading "February Reads"
At risk of beating a dead horse here, I am so sorry for being so ridiculously irresponsible with this blog! We were doing so well and then I fell off the map and well, long story short, I'm back and I'm ready to talk books. Let's pick up where we left off shall we? In …
This is a formal apology for being MIA for the past TWO AND A HALF MONTHS. I really can't believe I managed to neglect this project for that long, but life piles up and things get pushed around and re-prioritized and lost in the sauce. My sincerest apologies for those serious readers! So I'll be …
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 …
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 New Year! 2017 was a long year and I'm glad it's over, so I don't want to spend too much time talking about what's past. Still, I do want to take a minute to reflect on the year that's passed in order to make some goals and resolutions for myself in the future. I …
My holiday readathon of Harry Potter lasted a little longer than anticipated, so Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows became the first book I read in the New Year. This review will be short because I haven't had much time to write and reflect with the post-holiday funk I'm feeling and work and all of …
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 …
Life update! I'm now an assistant librarian! After I recovered from September (in which I went away to graduate school in England, had a mental breakdown, and promptly returned home), I moved through a hazy October that was more existential crisis than anything. I was really struggling with my dream of going away to school …
