I love a good adventure or a mystery as much as the next person, but there is something uniquely satisfying about seeing characters unravel the mysteries of their own souls. In each of this week's books, the protagonists struggle to know who they are and what they want, but by the end, they're all a … Continue reading Reading Roundup #68: To Know Thyself is the Beginning of Wisdom
I honestly don't have some clever intro this week — I just read a lot of books while trying to avoid the news, and I have some thoughts. I wouldn't recommend all of these books to everyone, but I would definitely recommend each of them to someone, so if one of these sounds like something … Continue reading Reading Roundup #67: One for the Books
Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night! Or a bumpy blog post, I should say. One book nearly wrecked my engine, but after that, the reading machine ran like a dream, with one hit book after another. But one common denominator in these books is the focus on confident women who … Continue reading Reading Roundup #64: Dangerous Dames
It was another quiet reading week, revisiting old favorites and checking out a couple that were on my reading list for years. There's something very comforting about genre books, whether they are romance novels or children's stories — the familiarity, the simplicity of the story, is something you can trust. You know what you're reading … Continue reading Reading Roundup #60: Familiar Fantasies
There's a change in the wind, a stirring of magical possibilities... or maybe that's just pollen and my own fancy! Whatever the case, I've definitely been in a mood for fantasy. I'm still struggling with headaches and eye strain, but thanks to audiobooks, I've managed to get through several books that were on my reading … Continue reading Reading Roundup #59: Books of Magic
Last year, I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing India Holton's debut novel, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, and I fell hard for its zany screwball charm and immediately added the sequel to my reading list. At last, The League of Gentlewomen Witches is here and it does not disappoint! (Well... technically, it's … Continue reading The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
I'm still trying to limit my screen time, so I'm just popping in for a quick roundup of the (short) books I finished this week. One, of course, is really just a long poem, but I'm still saying it counts! Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras: This was my second read-through of … Continue reading Reading Roundup #58: The Tree, the Albatross and the Wardrobe
This week went by with disturbing swiftness. I'm afraid that, between stressing over world events, work, and some personal issues that are ongoing (only least of which is eye strain), I didn't get much reading done. So, it's only a light Roundup this week. Which I suppose just means that my rage at Atlas Six … Continue reading Reading Roundup #57: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Reader Scorned
Trying to sum up this week's reading or identify a theme is tricky. There's everything from medical ethics to gothic romance, with theology in between. I suppose the common thread is a struggle to understand the past and move forward. The history books are looking at cultural injustices, seeking to right wrongs by sharing forgotten … Continue reading Reading Roundup #56: The Forgotten Past
Fasten your seat belts — it's going to be a long one today, so I won't keep you long with the intro. I loved this week of reading, which is filled with everything from unflinchingly realistic nonfiction to the most fantastical fantasy, with a large dose of romance novels in between. The one thing all of … Continue reading Reading Roundup #54: I Changed the Rules
Book It With Becca 