Life has been….interesting. It’s been heavy and anxiety-producing with everything compounded by a search for a more just world. From a reading standpoint, I have comforted myself with non-stop Romance. I find it soothing in times when everything else feels like sandpaper. I have re-read all of my favorite series and tried out a few […]
Tag: Fiction
The Wardrobe Mistress by Meghan Masterson
The Wardrobe Mistress takes place during The French Revolution, a period of time that is often portrayed in a romantic way but was a time of great upheaval. Giselle is from a small town outside of Paris and is give the opportunity to serve Maria Antoinette as on of her wardrobe attendants. Basically, she was […]
The Spice Box Letters By Eve Makis
When I heard that The Spice Box Letters had a plot involving the Armenian Genocide, I had to read it immediately. My great grandfather was a witness to the genocide and his involvement in relief efforts has always been a part of my family’s collective history. The Spice Box Letters really took me inside […]
Blog Tour: Reliquary
Welcome to my stop in the blog tour for Reliquary by Sarah Fine. After you’ve read my thoughts, don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a finished copy and check out the other stops on the tour! As every urban fantasy story begins, we have Mattie, who is understandably in love with […]
Maybe In Another Life By Taylor Jenkins Reid
The idea of fate is so fascinating to me and Maybe In Another Life really prods at the thought that I think everyone has, the thought of what if? Do small decisions impact the big things in our own life? Hannah is kind of a mess and still hasn’t quite found her place in the […]
We Never Asked For Wings By Vanessa Diffenbaugh
I have been waiting forever, it seems, for a second book from Vanessa Diffenbaugh. The Language of Flowers sticks in my mind to this day, so I was eager to start reading We Never Asked For Wings. Once again, Vanessa Diffenbaugh has created a family that is flawed and struggling, and I was captivated by […]
The Queen Of The Tearling By Erika Johansen
I am glad that I gave this book a little space before I read it. The trouble with hyped books is that it’s pretty hard to avoid influence while everyone is talking about it. I felt like I was able to read it and really appreciate it this way, and I did. I really […]
Ex Libris Audio: Red Rising
There are books that lend themselves well to the audio format, and some that are perhaps better when read. I think that Red Rising falls into the latter category. The extreme details and references to locations (the print version had a map) made me wish I had the book. I found myself vacillating between fascination […]
Ex Libris Audio: The Martian
I could go on for hours and hours about how well Andy Weir captured NASA. The bureaucracy, the passion of the engineers, the disdain the astronauts have for being told what to do…..all of it created a world that, while set in a place where NASA was adequately funded, is still realistic. At its core, […]
The Thunder of Giants By Joel Fishbane
I love books that combine historical facts with fiction, and The Thunder of Giants was such an unusual story, that I couldn’t pass it up. In alternating stores, we read about two “giants” Anna and Andorra, both over seven feet tall, who lived in different centuries. Their lives had many similarities, however. I think I […]