Today is Day 3 of the Baltimore Book Festival, so I’ve been attending panels and meeting authors and been generally quite busy. After this weekend, things finally slow down for me. We went straight from 9 weeks of Maryland Renaissance Festival to our Halloween party to the Baltimore Book Festival, so I’m about ready for … Continue reading
Book Review: Ayesha At Last
Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin Contemporary Fiction / Retelling / Romance 348 pages Published June 2019 Ayesha at Last is yet another Pride and Prejudice retelling – I might need to make a book list of these! Pride and Prejudice through an Asian lens seems to be really popular, between the Pakistani Unmarriageable, the … Continue reading
Friday 56 – You Are Your Own
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 one of my rare nonfiction reads, You Are Your Own, about being an ex-evangelical woman. As an ex-Christian … Continue reading
Book Review: Meddling Kids
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero Young Adult / Horror 322 pages Published 2017 Happy Halloween! Today I’m reviewing the spookiest book I’ve read this month. Probably my scariest book since Into The Drowning Deep! I knew I was in trouble with this one when I was sitting up late, reading in the dark on my … Continue reading
Library Loot Wednesday
Two more books this week, that seems to be my average! Girl of Nightmares is the sequel to the excellent Anna Dressed In Blood, and My Time Among the Whites is a book that came to my attention because some college students decided to burn it. I love how that has backfired by giving the … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuesday – Spooky Settings
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is a Halloween Freebie, and I’ve chosen books with spooky settings. Topping my list is Jane Eyre. I should probably read it again, as I haven’t read it since high school, but I adored Jane’s story, and Rochester’s mansion … Continue reading