Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week’s topic is “cozy wintry reads.” She has a whole list of links to other blogs participating, so go find your next book to curl up with! Winter is actually my favorite season, so this was a fun list to come up with. … Continue reading
Book Review: Don’t Call Me Princess
Don’t Call Me Princess: Essays on Girls, Women, Sex, and Life by Peggy Orenstein Nonfiction/Essay Collection/Feminism 378 pages Published February 2018 This is an interesting collection of essays because it’s drawn from the author’s previous work, so some of the essays are a little…dated. Each essay is preceded by a few paragraphs about it, though, … Continue reading
Book Review: This is Kind of an Epic Love Story
This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender Young Adult/LGBT/Romance 286 pages Published October 2018 This incredibly cute queer romance was the YA_Pride Book Club pick this month on Twitter. What I didn’t expect when I picked it up was just HOW GOOD the representation is in this book. First, Ollie, the … Continue reading
Friday 56 – Don’t Call Me Princess
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. Today’s quote is from Don’t Call Me Princess: Essays on Girls, Women, Sex, and Life by Peggy Orenstein. Page 56 lands in the essay … Continue reading
Philadelphia Trip and the Poe House!
So. I did promise a real entry with pictures of Philly! So. Friday around noon we headed up to Philadelphia from Baltimore, listening to the Hamilton soundtrack, which I hadn’t yet actually listened to! It was quite appropriate, driving through Pennsylvania and seeing all the old buildings while listening to Hamilton sing about the civil … Continue reading
Book Review: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee Young Adult/Historical Fiction/LGBT 450 pages Published October 2018 I have been eagerly awaiting this sequel to The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, and it did not disappoint! In The Lady’s Guide we continue the story of the Montague siblings, with the book opening on … Continue reading