Happy Monday, denizens of the internet! And welcome to May, the month of AP exams, college graduations, and the cusp of summer. Following the smash-hit reading I did in March, April was more of a cricket-chirp. Between all the teaching, performing, traveling, and catch-up sleeping, I only read two books. [sad trombone] Luckily we make [...]
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More March Books!
Is this a book blog? Is this a dance blog? YOU'LL NEVER KNOW. [cackles into the distance] Anyway. Today I have more books for you! My 2016 reading is clipping along at a vigorous pace, and I have five more titles to share with the world. FINIKIN OF THE ROCK, Melina Marchetta I got irritated [...]
Book Review: Finnikin of the Rock
Well this was supposed to go on my next 'Mid-Month Reading Round-Up' but it turned into a bit of a rant. I present, for your reading pleasure, an irritated Holly: FINNIKIN OF THE ROCK, by Melina Marchetta URGH. I feel like I have to just admit to myself that I don't like YA Fantasy. This, [...]
Mid-March Reading Round-Up
Hi peeps! Let's do books again. I've read 4 books since last we talked in February, putting my count at 11 since the New Year--12 if you count my recent re-read of OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE by Neil Gaiman, and 13 if you also count the book I beta-read for an author. [...]
Mid-February Reading-Roundup
Let's talk books today, shall we? I've read four books since last I mentioned my literary life, and I'd like to give another go at the short-and-sweet review thing. FUTURISTIC VIOLENCE AND FANCY SUITS, David Wong This crazy-pants near-future sci fi thriller is by the same author as JOHN DIES AT THE END. I would [...]
Rapid-Fire Book Reviews
Hi peeps. How've you been? Read anything fun lately? In the bookish parts of the interwebs I've seen many people picking goals for number of books read in 2016. My number is 50. I came realleh realleh close last year, and that was with that little wedding thing eating my life, so I'm fairly confident [...]
My 2015 Reading List: ALL the Things
Well another year has nearly come to a close! Here I recap everything I read in 2015 in the order in which I read them, complete with rating stars and one-sentence (ish) reviews for your edification. I don't generally like reducing opinions down to star-numbers, so if you want more comprehensive reviews, check out my [...]
Book Review: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMES T. KIRK
Here is a fact: I am a massive Star Trek fan. I was first introduced to the series by my fellow-nerd mother in middle school, and an epic 3-year marathon later, I had seen EVERY episode. (Yes, and the movies. No, not the animated series.) This is all to say that when I saw THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY [...]
Book Review: ILLUMINAE
DON'T LOOK AT ME /ahem/ This, my latest read, is the most visually unique book I've read all year. ILLUMINAE by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff is the story of the destruction of a mining colony and the horrors that befall the survivors as they flee their attackers in spaceships. Add in a healthy dose of [...]
Book Review: WAKE OF VULTURES
Every now and then a book comes along that holds up the middle finger to convention and expectations, proceeding to create its own world in its own damn way, thank you very much. WAKE OF VULTURES by Lila Bowen (pseudonym of Delilah Dawson), does exactly that. Take yer stodgy tropes and stuff'em in a sack. It's not [...]
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