Well, the disc horse has struck Book Twitter yet again. Yes, if you haven’t seen or heard already, we are debating…leaving negative reviews! Actually, what’s being debated isn’t even leaving negative reviews–it’s leaving 3-star reviews (which in my experience as a book reviewer is widely regarded as a mid-to-positive review). So let’s dive in, shall […]
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Book Review: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory―even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and […]
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Reading is a radical act
Today, I want to talk about the reasons I love reading–and writing about reading, and talking about reading. In the past few months, I’ve rekindled a lot of my creativity and my desire to work creatively. This also means I’ve been doing a lot more thinking, reflecting, and writing down my thoughts. Since this is […]
Volke Savan has sworn he’ll bring the Second Ascension to justice, but as the Autarch amasses power, it becomes apparent Volke’s task might not go as originally planned. God-arcanists gather on two sides of a brewing war, and the outcome of the arcane plague will determine the fate of the world. With Evianna at his […]
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Book Review: In Defense of Housing
Introduction This book review is going to be a departure from my old formats and style, in part because this book doesn’t fit into those boundaries as a nonfiction treatise on housing rights. I’m feeling my way along writing reviews for this type of book, so bear with me as I go. The reason I […]
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Book Reviews & 2023
Something I’ve been working on, personally, is figuring out what is and isn’t worth my time and effort. This blog goes through that analysis pretty much nonstop, and I always want to post on it but never quite find the right rhythm. Something I think needs to change is the way I write book reviews. […]
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Review: With A Vengeance by Freydís Moon
Kye Lovato left their hometown in search of a better future, but when their estranged mother passes away, they return to their parish to settle her affairs. Even though Kye escaped their traumatic past, being back in swampy Madison, Louisiana only worsens their debilitating depression, increases their dissociative episodes, and intensifies the intrusive voice plaguing […]
If you find one, he’s already found you. A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man”—a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts—which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery—a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had […]
THIS ROAD TO LOVE MAY HAVE A FEW SPEED BUMPS… Former hot mess Jolene Baxter is committed to doing better. It’s why she offered to help her sister and brother-in-law move across the country. However, her goodwill is tested when last minute changes—mainly her father ditching her for an all-expenses paid vacation—forces her to make the […]
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Review: Darknesses by Lachelle Seville
It’s been a year since Oasis stumbled away from Blessed Falls with wings carved into her back and too many scars to count. A year spent razing delusions of being an angel’s vessel, proving to her brother that she doesn’t belong in a psych ward, and mourning the loss of her mother’s vinyl pressed ashes. […]
Cups and Cards and Books 