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 been hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, but I’m not sure if that blog is active anymore. Please enjoy this preview of what I want to read in the future! … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Worlds of Ink and Shadow
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Sunday Sum-Up: July 26, 2020
So. Last week is over. Hooray. The first half of the workweek was incredibly busy, and I'm glad it's over. I'd get home at night and just flop on the couch and not want to do anything at all except watch a bit of television. Which I did. Some of it was more enjoyable than … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: July 26, 2020
Book Review: Uncrowned Queen
Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors by Nicola Tallis History/Biography 416 pages Published July 28, 2020, by Basic Books Though recent pop culture entries have portrayed Margaret Beaufort as a power-hungry and hysterical religious zealot bent on gaining power for her son at all costs, the truth of Margaret's life … Continue reading Book Review: Uncrowned Queen
Book Review: Lobizona
Lobizona (Wolves of No World #1) by Romina Garber YA Fantasy 400 pages Expected Publication: August 4th, 2020, from Wednesday Books For much of her life, Manuela Azul has lived in a small Miami apartment with her mother and surrogate grandmother. Manu and her mother are undocumented immigrants hiding from both the US Immigration and … Continue reading Book Review: Lobizona
Goodreads Monday: Austen Years
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 been hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, but I’m not sure if that blog is active anymore. Please enjoy this preview of what I want to read in the future! … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Austen Years
Sunday Sum-Up: July 19, 2020
When my friends' child was about three years old, she would look at any new food and declare, "I don't like it!". She used an identical cadence every time she said it, and I heard it so often that I can recall it perfectly, even though she is now seven and hasn't said it for … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: July 19, 2020
Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly: A Discussion
Amberlough (The Amberlough Dossier #1) by Lara Elena Donnelly Speculative/Fantasy 398 pages Amberlough is a free-wheeling city of nightclubs, fashion, and political intrigue. But while its liberal society has experienced its freedom for longer than anyone can remember, a fascist faction is at work beneath the surface, seeking to take power and install their ultra-conservative … Continue reading Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly: A Discussion
Goodreads Monday: Ormeshadow
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 been hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, but I’m not sure if that blog is active anymore. Please enjoy this preview of what I want to read in the future! … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Ormeshadow
Sunday Sum-Up: July 12, 2020
Can we be done with summer now? Because I want to be done with summer. For most of the week, we were dealing with a heatwave. That broke on Thursday night when a line of thunderstorms moved through with such high winds that a lot of trees-- including half of the one in front of … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: July 12, 2020
Book Review: The Mirror and the Light
The Mirror and the Light (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #3) by Hilary Mantel Historical Fiction 784 pages First published March 10, 2020 by Henry Holt & Company "Every story is a ghost story," Dame Hilary Mantel has said, and it's never more true than it is in her twice-Booker Prize-winning trilogy devoted to the life of … Continue reading Book Review: The Mirror and the Light
