Sometimes it’s really not the best idea to read something out of nostalgia. It just doesn’t ever seem to live up to your childhood based expectations. I picked up The Dead Boyfriend by RL Stine hoping to recapture the delight of childhood. I especially loved the Fear Street books in middle school. Thus, I thought perhaps […]
Diverse Energies edited by Tobias S. Buckell & Joe Monti | Book Review
December 28, 2016
Diverse Energies edited by Tobias S. Buckell and Joe Monti is a superb anthology. This book provides a good sample of various authors which is perfect if you’re looking to read more #ownvoices and are not quite sure where to begin. You can check each story out and then delve into the longer works if a […]
Girl In The Blue Coat | Mirror In The Sky | The Memory Of Light
December 26, 2016
I actually genuinely loved Girl In The Blue Coat by Monica Hesse. A quick glance over at goodreads shows that it got mixed reviews. I am the black sheep on this, but it really spoke to me. It also definitely had me craving some more historical fiction in my life. I should mention that I listened […]
A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig | Audiobook Review
December 23, 2016
A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig was just the PERFECT audiobook to put me in a cheerful, Christmas sort of mood. I am so glad that I downloaded it on a whim from Volumes. It’s the sort of audiobook that is good for the whole family. It’s one that I could really see being […]
The Holidays: Choose Your Own Misery by Mike MacDonald & Jilly Gagnon | Book Review
December 17, 2016
Remember back when you were in grade school and the Choose Your Own Adventure books were the HIT of the school library? So, the writers of The Onion have decided to jump on the nostalgia train and have this series of books called Choose Your Own Misery. Of course, like the Choose Your Own Adventure books, […]
Welcome Home For Christmas by Annie Rains | Book Review
December 15, 2016
Welcome Home For Christmas by Annie Rains is a bite sized holiday romance novella. The story feels fully developed despite it being under 200 pages. I think that if you’re open to romance novels with a strong military town setting, you will find yourself enjoying Welcome Home For Christmas. Also, although this is fourth in the […]