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How to Tell If Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman

It’s complicated to review comic book like this because it really all comes down to someone’s sense of humor. There’s no coherent plot, because it’s just a set of humorous strips. Add to that the fact that Matthew Inman – aka The Oatmeal – is a web comic, then reading one of his books probably seems kind pointless, right? Why bother with the book when at least 75% of the content is available for free online? I’ve been following The Oatmeal for a decade and his comics have always made me smile. I’ve thought about acquiring one of his books for YEARS […]

Posted May 19, 2019 in Reviews // 2 Comments //

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

A handful of bloggers I really enjoy have been talking about this series since I rejoined this community, and it’s been on my TBR for a while. On one hand – um, this is about a LIBRARY and also FANTASY so HI I AM HERE SIGN ME UP. But on the other hand, I read book one of Rachel Caine’s popular Morganville Vampires series a couple years ago and it really wasn’t for me. There were two reviews that got Ink and Bone on to my TBR. The first was Cait over at Paperfury, who actually wrote a whole post about how underrated […]

Posted January 24, 2019 in Reviews // 8 Comments //

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

I wish I had this book when I was 13. My dad, totally ignorant, used to tell me that my responses were emotional because I was a girl and discount me completely. I wish I had this book when I was 18. On my 18th birthday, my boyfriend-of-the-time drove 400 miles to surprise me at college, and when I went to the hotel to spend the night with him, he expected sex. I was sick as a god that weekend and I didn’t want to, but when he explained to me all that he had sacrificed to be here for me […]

Posted January 17, 2019 in Reviews // 10 Comments //

The Queen’s Rising by Rebecca Ross

In many ways, The Queen’s Rising was a painful book for me to read. I could see the fantastic ideas just below the surface, like viewing them through a simple gossamer curtain, but they never materialized. At its very best, The Queen’s Rising is disappointing. At its worst, it is raw and tedious. It’s such a shame. Out story starts out with a rushed boarding school montage, where we learned Brienna is trying to become impassionated (a master of an art or skill) but doesn’t really fir any of the passions. The idea that people have an affinity to or connection with […]

Posted December 13, 2018 in Reviews // 2 Comments //

A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

I’ve got to be honest, I wasn’t in love with A Blade So Black. The more I learned about the book, the less excited I was to be going into it. There were areas near the beginning where I almost DNF’d it – but I am glad I didn’t. As far as Alice in Wonderland retellings go, it wasn’t the worst! There’s a lot of different aspects here I’d like to talk about, so I’m going to try and hit them one by one. First of all, as if my photo doesn’t scream it, I’m white. My family came from Canada […]

Posted November 12, 2018 in Reviews // 0 Comments //

The Deepest Roots by Miranda Asebedo

Full disclosure: when my preorder of The Deepest Roots arrived, I didn’t even remember ordering it. I had to jump on Goodreads in order to refresh my memory of what it was. I can’t remember ever doing this for a book before, and the fact that I had forgotten I ordered it didn’t sit well for me. If it was already forgettable, reading it would probably be a chore. I am a fool, loves. An absolute fool. The Deepest Roots is one of my favorite reads this year. Here’s why. The characters are wonderful. As a white woman, I see myself represented in […]

Posted October 25, 2018 in Reviews // 2 Comments //