book review
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a touch of gold by Annie Sullivan [3 stars]
*SPOILERS* “The lapping of the water beneath my feet calls to my blood in a way different from the gold. It isn’t the greedy call to come closer. It’s a gentle sigh that fills my body with each breath. Instead of threatening to harden me in place, the ocean offers a chance at new memories… Continue reading
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the bodyguard by Katherine Center [2 stars]
Have you ever tried ‘buddy reading’? It’s like having a mini bookclub with just 2 (or I guess any small number) of friends. I tried a buddy read with a friend of mine for this book and it was an enjoyable way to experience the book. All of those moments Since we both like a… Continue reading
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beyond the wand by Tom Felton [4.5 stars]
As a big Harry Potter fan (books and movies), this autobiography was highly enjoyable. Tom Felton’s voice leads this honest story of a young man making his journey through this life, sharing hilarious stories from the set of Harry Potter and at the water with his brother waiting for a tug on the end of… Continue reading
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afterpains by Anna Julia Stainsby [5 stars]
*SPOILERS AHEAD* “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is the kind of phrase I laugh at as I pick up aesthetically intriguing books like this one, bring them home from la biblioteca and love the heck out of them. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I get the meaning of the phrase in the… Continue reading
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hello stranger by Katherine Center [4 stars]
S P O I L E R S ! You know those steamy romance novel covers where there’s a shirtless man wrapped in sheets or a suggestive image of lovers or literally anything else that crossed your mind when you read ‘steamy romance novel covers’? I honestly cannot help but laugh at them. I saw… Continue reading
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Houndsley and Catina learn that it’s okay to cry (well, they’re going to learn)
As a parent to young children, I am given, daily, the opportunity to learn and grow and change and adapt. It is humbling, to say the least, and absolutely eye-opening. I’ve learned so much about this world and can see countless ways that we can all make small changes to make it a better place… Continue reading
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howl’s moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones [5 stars]
SPOILERS, COMING RIGHT UP 🔔 This, for me, was an instant classic. And I knew it on the first page. Diana Wynne Jones’ writing wove a world where magic and ordinary things both existed in a mundane sort of everyday-ness, in a way where witches and spells were just a passing thing as much as… Continue reading
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what you wish for by Katherine Center [2.5 stars]
**SPOILERS AHEAD** Seriously I warned you. SPOILERS 🙂 I really loved Things You Save in a Fire, so I trusted Katherine Center to deliver again with this one. I saved it to my ‘Want to Read’ shelf on Goodreads almost a whole year ago and was excited to be swept off my feet again, but… Continue reading
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throne of glass by Sarah J. Maas
I closed the book, finally concluding the epic tournament of thieves and murderers competing to become the King’s Champion, and the first words out of my mouth were, ‘I love this book.’ Followed quickly by thoughts of Where did I put book 2? I want to start Crown of Midnight right now. Continue reading
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the dry by Jane Harper
After unknowingly picking up Jane Harper’s 3rd novel in the Aaron Falk trilogy on a whim one day at the library’s ‘Express Shelf,’ and really enjoying it, I finally had the chance to read book 1. The holds’ line-up for some books at my local library can be lengthy at times, and it seems that… Continue reading
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