Nine more days until Biden's inauguration. They can't pass quickly enough. Obligatory Mina Photo: My day off started quietly enough. I slept in a little, ran a couple of errands, and was ironing some laundry when there was a resounding crash from the bathroom. I unplugged the iron, then went to see what had happened. … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 10, 2020
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Most Disappointing Books of 2020
Sadly, I don't enjoy every book I read. In most cases, I would just put them aside and move on with my life but when it comes to ARCs, I am ridiculously stubborn. I don't want my feedback ratio to be adversely affected by a book I don't like, so I suffer through bad prose, … Continue reading Most Disappointing Books of 2020
State of the ARC: December, 2020
State of the ARC is a meme hosted by Avalinah’s Books in which we round up our ARCs and attempt to wrangle them into something approaching order. Sometimes it’s like herding cats. I've had a nice break from reading ARCs lately, and while I found a few more to add to my NetGalley shelf, I … Continue reading State of the ARC: December, 2020
Sunday Sum-Up, December 27, 2020
It's the last Sunday Sum-Up of 2020. Here's to hoping that 2021 is a better year than 2020 was. I had a good Christmas, as far as Zoom Christmases go. We got online together around 9:30 on Christmas morning, and once my parents got their laptop oriented so that they weren't silhouetted by the sun's … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, December 27, 2020
Book Review: Promise of Blood
Promise of Blood (The Powder Mage Trilogy #1) by Brian McClellanFantasy545 pagesPublished April, 2013, by Orbit "The age of kings is dead," Field Marshal Tamas declares at the beginning of Promise of Blood, after he stages a bloody coup that brings and end to the corrupt and inept monarchy that enriched itself while allowing the … Continue reading Book Review: Promise of Blood
Dune Discussion: The Writing and Words of Dune
In part one of Jackie's and my discussion of Frank Herbert's Dune, we talked about Herbert's influences, their effects on the story of Dune, and the characters. In part two, we talk about the writing-- down to how certain word choices affect the story. We also talk about the Denis Villeneuve film, due out in … Continue reading Dune Discussion: The Writing and Words of Dune
Sunday Sum-Up, December 6, 2020
At work, we're not having to work Sundays for the first time in forever. Since at least before I started working there, and that's been a long time. I love that I'm not working six days a week in December, but I don't love the reasons for it. But it is nice to be able … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, December 6, 2020
State of the ARC: November, 2020
State of the ARC is a meme hosted by Avalinah’s Books in which we round up our ARCs and attempt to wrangle them into something approaching order. Sometimes it’s like herding cats. Earlier this year, I made a vague goal to reach fifty reviews for my NetGalley account. For a long time, I didn't think … Continue reading State of the ARC: November, 2020
Goodreads Monday: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
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: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
Sunday Sum-Up: November 22, 2020
My car was in the shop basically all week. The check engine light came on, but the car was still running fine, so it took them a couple of days to find the wires that had fried, and then another couple of days to get the parts. In this week of thankfulness, I'm glad to … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: November 22, 2020
