SO MANY BOOKS. Between helping Tiger Torre Art gear up for the Maryland Renaissance Faire and leveling my toons through World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, I haven’t been reading as much as usual. I’m also slogging through some nonfiction at the moment, and that always slows me down. You’d think I’d get fewer books from … Continue reading
Book Review: Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Petersen Feminism Nonfiction 266 pages Published 2017 This is the first book Book Riot chose for Persist, their Feminist Book Club. I only just learned about the book club, so I’m reading the first two books before diving … Continue reading
Book Review: The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada Japanese Crime Fiction 251 pages Published 2005 Content Warning: Violence Against Women One of my prompts for the Litsy Challenge is “Japanese Thriller” which took me some research to find one I could get my hands on. As it turns out, this isn’t really a thriller, just a … Continue reading
Sunday Link Roundup
I’ve been looking through the schedule for the National Book Festival and trying to decide which things I want to go to! It’ll be my first visit to the National Book Festival, even though I’ve lived close to DC for six years now. I’ll tell you guys all about it and take pictures and everything! … Continue reading
Book Review: The Wrong Stars
The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt Science Fiction/Space Opera 396 pages Published 2017 I’ve watched my fair share of Space Opera (Firefly, Dark Matter, Farscape, Star Trek, Star Wars – don’t try to tell me those last two aren’t Space Opera, THEY TOTALLY ARE) – but I haven’t read much of it. I picked up … Continue reading
Friday 56 – The Wrong Stars
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 The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt. Callie took Elena to the observation deck and helped strap her into a … Continue reading