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Review: All the Missing Girls
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda Genre: Psychological Thriller, Another Damn Missing Women Story I started out enjoying this book while I was reading it on my library shift. The characters, while not the most fleshed out, had my … Continue reading
Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House
There’s Someone Inside Your House [Buy Hardcover or ebook] Stephanie Perkins Genre: Slasher horror, Young Adult First off, there is a trans dude who is never misgendered and survives the book. There. That’s the only real spoiler I’ll give because … Continue reading
Review: The Cottingley Secret
The Cottingley Secret [Buy Paperback or ebook] Hazel Gaynor Genre: Historical, Women’s Fiction The Cottingley Secret tells two interconnected stories: that of Francis, the nine year-old girl behind the famous fairy photographs; and that of Olivia Kavanagh, a modern women … Continue reading
Review: Courage is Contagious
Courage Is Contagious: And Other Reasons to Be Grateful for Michelle Obama [Pre-Order Hardcover or ebook] Edited by Nick Haramis Genre: Non-fiction, Essays I received an advance uncorrected proof from Random House Publishing. The opinions expressed here are surely my … Continue reading
Double Review: Basic Witches and Gone To Dust (with bonus mini-review)
Basic Witches [buy here or here] Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman Self-Help Basic Witches is at heart a self-help book, but less of the “woo-woo let me teach you my ways” and more of the “here’s some things that might help, … Continue reading
Review: The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
Title: The Grip of It [PRINT; EBOOK] Author: Jac Jemc Rating: Recommended Julie and James have moved into an old house, away from the city and its problems and temptations. Right away they begin to encounter strange things, but easily pass … Continue reading
Catch-Up Reviews
Hoo boy, it has been way too long since I’ve done a little set of reviews, especially considering when the last one was and how many dang books I’ve read since then. These will be just short thoughts, with a … Continue reading
Mini Reviews
I’ve been borrowing a ridiculous amount of books from the library considering how many books I have and continue to get at home. But!, I am nothing if not horribly unrealistic about my reading speed, so let’s do this. Library … Continue reading
Quick Book Thoughts
It’s been forever since I posted something here, but during this absence, I’ve read quite a few books that don’t really need full reviews. So here’s some quick book thoughts. Behind Her Eyes, a.k.a., Fear the Queer 2017. Spoilers, but … Continue reading
Falstaff by Harold Bloom — A Love Letter to Life
Title: Falstaff: Give Me Life (Shakespeare’s Personalities) Author: Harold Bloom Publisher: Scribner Rec: So highly! Pre-order on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble, or Simon & Schuster I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley. What follows is my honest review. I … Continue reading
Everything I Never Told You — It’s Like a Punch in the Gut, but Great
Title: Everything I Never Told You Author: Celeste Ng Rec? So yes. Get this book. I read this for the “Read a Debut Novel” part of the Read Harder Book Challenge, thinking, like I do with most books, that I’ll be … Continue reading
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Horrorstör: You’ll Never Be Happy In IKEA Again
I just finished this book, so you’re getting sort of a review. Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix (kindle edition) is a horror story in the guise of a knock-off IKEA-type store catalogue. It’s also fucking creepy. And great. Focusing on and following … Continue reading
Define “Honest”
(Note: Post image is also my expression when reading 99% of books) I’ve come to the realization that the main reason people come to me and then rapidly avoid me is my honesty. This is something I’m actually proud of. I’m … Continue reading
Fleet Reviews: The Kraken Sea
I read this book about a month ago, but with multiple debilitating illnesses, I’ve been unable to actually review it until now. This will probably end up a fairly short review since I actually don’t have too much to say about … Continue reading
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