Why Did I Read Paper Girls vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan? Sometimes I see really great looking books – especially comic books – available on Netgalley and ratio be damned, I have to download them. I have literally zero resistance built up to graphic novels. I had seen Paper Girls buzzing around twitter and instagram, […]
Once Was A Time by Leila Sales | Book Review
April 8, 2016
Once Was A Time by Leila Sales is the book that convinced me I would be a fan of Sales no matter what she writes. This book is her middle grade debut, and yes, it is very good. I think if you are the sort of reader who is already disposed towards liking middle grade, […]
This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner | Book Review
April 6, 2016
This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner is the second book in the Starbound trilogy and WHOA WHAT A DOOZY. Also, saying doozy makes me feel like an old. Anyways, this book is one that I absolutely should have read sooner like when I got it at BEA 2014 instead of holding off […]
The Martian by Andy Weir | Audiobook Review
January 22, 2016
Why Did I Listen To The Martian by Andy Weir? I honestly started listening to The Martian by Andy Weir because of a twitter conversation. I think the conversation happened after I saw Jurassic World – not that this is totally relevant, just the timing of that sticks out in my mind. Anyways we were […]
Firewalker by Josephine Angelini | Book Review
January 11, 2016
Firewalker by Josephine Angelini is the sequel to Trial By Fire and OMG, you guys, this book totally raises the stakes of the previous book. I think right here is a good stopping point if you have not read Trial By Fire because, trust, I know how bookworms feel about spoilers. Also? Firewalker is the kind of book […]
Fortunately, The Milk by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Skottie Young | Book Review
November 17, 2015
Oh my goodness, I love that feeling of FINALLY reading a book that I’ve had on my Readathon piles multiple times. The October 24 Hour Dewey 2015 Readathon was the second time that I have had Neil Gaiman’s Fortunately, The Milk in my to be read stack. Finally, this time I got to it, and […]