His Hideous Heart Edited by Dahlia Adler Young Adult / Retellings / Short Stories / Horror 468 pages Published September 2019 The first of my spooky reads this month, His Hideous Heart is a collection of thirteen redone tales from Edgar Allan Poe. The timing for this review is perfect, because today is also the … Continue reading
Friday 56 – The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics
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 The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics, picking up right after our main character has presented her translation of … Continue reading
Book Review: Country Wisdom and Know-How
Country Wisdom and Know-How: A Practical Guide to Living Off the Land by M. John Storey Nonfiction / Homesteading 1055 pages Published 2004 This is a heck of an encyclopedia on homesteading topics. It gathers up a bunch of bulletins previously published by the Storey company, collating them into one very large book. It’s divided … Continue reading
Library Loot Wednesday
I spoke of Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book and A Boy Named Shel in last Thursday’s book review, but I also picked up His Hideous Heart: thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe’s Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined. It’s one of my planned Fall spooky reads, and is especially timely because we’re going to the Poe Festival this Saturday, October … Continue reading
TTT – Books With Numbers in Their Titles
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is books with numbers in their titles. First I want to mention Gideon the Ninth, which I read recently and WOW. Amazing. Fantastic adult SFF with lesbians and necromancy and – just wow. Right up there with it is … Continue reading
Book Review: There’s Something About Sweetie
There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon Young Adult Romance 378 pages Published May 2019 There is so much to love about this book. I read When Dimple Met Rishi a while back, and fell in love with Rishi like I VERY rarely do with fictional characters. This book is about Rishi’s brother, Ashish. I … Continue reading