Hello, everyone! It's finally happened -- I've finished my first read of the year! The month may be closer to ending than beginning, and I know this is a shorter read, but I'm happy. And what a sweet story to start off with! This heartwarming adventure follows 11-year-old Mira who lives unhappily with her stepmother… Continue reading Wand by Landra Jennings: A Heartwarming Adventure about Family, Grief, and Magic | Book Review
If you're looking for a book about girlhood, then The Virgin Suicides probably isn't the one for you. Disguised as a story about just that, it tells far more about the obsessive, voyeuristic boys-turned-men that tell the story of the Lisbon girls' tragedy. Everything told is through their distorted sense of reality, calling the mystery… Continue reading The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides: Girlhood Told Through a Voyeuristic Lens | Book Review
Hello, everyone! I can't believe it's already coming up on the end of the year -- where have the months gone? Whatever the case, I'm glad for the impending reset. It feels about time for one of those. Since I think fresh starts are best primed with some time spent tying things up and getting… Continue reading The End of the Year Book Tag 2023
Hello, everyone! Happy December. 🙂 Up until very recently, it's been quite a while since I had enough to say about a book to formulate a whole review. In my most recent library run, I picked up three books: So far, I adored Before the Devil Knows You're Here, have yet to start Black Sheep,… Continue reading You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight: A Setting Wasted | Book Review
Convenience Store Woman has the insight and oddity of a satirical piece while still not making a joking of itself -- and eliciting a few chuckles at the dire truth in that, though not uproariously funny or even intrinsically comedic like the blurbs and reviews suggest. Started Reading - May 2, 2022 Finished Reading -… Continue reading Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata: A Perceptive Satire, But Not | Book Review
Little Bit of All That 