I picked up three books this week; two to review for Pride in June, and one is Elizabeth Acavedo’s newest, With The Fire On High. I recently reviewed her fantastic The Poet X, so I’m really looking forward to this one. (And that cover is spectacular!) The two I requested for Pride month are … Continue reading
TTT – Favorite Releases in the Past Ten Years
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is my favorite releases in the past ten years; one for each year. (One? Well….I tried!) 2019 Hands down, my favorite release of 2019 so far is The Priory of The Orange Tree. It is an amazing epic feminist … Continue reading
Book Review: Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore
Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush Nonfiction/Climate Change 300 pages Published 2018 Content Warning: Sexual Assault This is actually the second book on climate change I read. The first one, The Water Will Come, by Jeff Goodell, was quite good until halfway through the book when it abruptly was not. Because … Continue reading
Sunday Stuff
I hope everyone is having a relaxing Memorial Day weekend! We have plans for every single weekend in June, plus the first half of July, so aside from doing a good deep clean on the house yesterday, we are trying to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING on this long weekend. I think I’m starting to get back … Continue reading
Book Review: The Shadowglass
The Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco Fantasy 456 pages Published 2019 I wish I had the first two books in front of me to refer back to while reading this one. Specifically, the last few chapters of book two. Like the first two books, this one alternates chapters between the bard’s point of view, and the … Continue reading
Friday 56 – Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences. This week’s quote is from Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush. I have an interesting dual review planned for … Continue reading