A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers #2) By Becky Chambers Science Fiction 365 pages First published in 2016 by Hodder and Stoughton From Goodreads: Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. … Continue reading Book Review: A Closed and Common Orbit
Book Review: A Sea of Love
A Sea of Love (original title: Un Océan d'amour) by Wilfrid Lupano, illustrated by Gregory Panaccione Graphic Novel 224 pages expected publication: July 31 2018 (first French edition published in 2014) Published by Lion Forge Comics From Goodreads: Each morning, a frail, old, bespectacled fisherman heads out to sea, leaving his doting, matronly wife at … Continue reading Book Review: A Sea of Love
Goodreads Monday: Ice
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Ice by Anna Kavan … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Ice
Sunday Sum-Up
So this week is done, and I'm glad for it. It featured one of our busiest weeks of the year at work, and for three nights running I came home dead tired and grouchy. But instead of collapsing on the couch with a glass of wine and a move, I collapsed on the couch with … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Top Five Friday: Top Five Least Popular Books I’ve Read
I came across this idea on the BookTube channel, My Name is Marines. There, she talks about the books with the fewest Goodreads ratings that she's ever read. Given my sometimes quirky reading choices, I decided I would take a look at the least popular books I've read. So from highest to lowest, here are … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Top Five Least Popular Books I’ve Read
Book Review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers Science Fiction 404 pages First published in July, 2014 From Goodreads: Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space … Continue reading Book Review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Book Review: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children #2) by Seanan McGuire, audiobook narrated by the author Fantasy First published in June 2017 by MacMillan Audio From Goodreads: Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. This is the … Continue reading Book Review: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Goodreads Monday: The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! The Traitor Baru Cormorant … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Sunday Sum-Up
Storms, heat, and things going 'Bang!'. That's the summary of my week. Because I only had one day off for Independence Day on Wednesday, I didn't go anywhere except over to my friends' house for dinner and the lighting of small fireworks. Their neighbors had plenty of larger fireworks, so I don't feel like I … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Top Five Friday: Five Favorite Works of Classical Music
It's impossible not to think of music when reading a book like Carolina de Robertis's, The Gods of Tango, which revolves around music, specifically the tango. Now, while I grew up in a house that always had some kind of music going on, either on the radio or live while my sister was practicing the … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Five Favorite Works of Classical Music
