Well, here we are at the mid-point of the year! I've read A LOT of book so far. Some have been good, some have been....well, not so good....

Title: Black Sun Author: Rebecca Roanhorse Page Count: 454 Star Count: 2 out of 5 or 4.14 out of 10 (I have started using the CAWPILE...

This year, I read a lot. I learned a lot. I laughed and cried, sometimes because of books and sometimes because of the state of the...

It's August now. This year has been quite the century, hasn't it? What with the pandemic, political machinations, murder hornets (haven't...

Last summer we took a trip a few hours north-ish of where we are in Pocatello, Idaho to the Craters of the Moon National Park. It was...

Allow me to begin by saying that I have had a (mostly) loving relationship with Goodreads over the past several years. The ability to...

Title: Fox 8 Author: George Saunders Illustrator: Chelsea Cardinal Page Count: 49 Star Count: 4.5 (I would give it 5 stars, but I...

So, I'm ridiculously awful at remembering to update my blog. I'm not consistent, but I'm working on that. I do book reviews, when I...

I don't usually make TBRs. I'm definitely a mood reader. But this month I feel like it's something I want to do. This doesn't mean that...

**Coming up with these lists has been much more difficult than I thought it would be. The lists are not even, which is fine as I...

Just so you know, this is a looooooooooooooong post. In my Senior Seminar class (for English majors) we had to create Five Year Reading...

Recently, I came across this article: https://www.bookstr.com/what-does-it-mean-decolonize-your-bookshelf And I wanted to share my...

Title: How to Fracture a Fairy Tale Author: Jane Yolen Page Count: 320 Star Count: 5/5 **This ARC book was provided to me by Tachyon...

As I look at the stacks of books now sitting at the foot of my bed, I realize that I have a book buying/acquiring problem. This actually...

Title: The Dinosaur Tourist Author: Caitlín R. Kiernan Page Count: 312 Star Count: 3.6/5 **This ARC book was provided to me by...

Title: Home After Dark (A Novel) Author: David Small Page Count: 400 Star Count: 5/5 **This is a review of an Advanced Reading Copy. The...

Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Page Count: 274 Star Count: 5/5 I've...

Title: Uprooted Author: Naomi Novik Page Count: 448 Star Count: 5/5 Wow. There is a reason why this book is so loved and so recommended....

Title: Red Queen Author: Victoria Aveyard Page Count: 388 Star Count: 2/5 I wanted to like this book. Futuristic dystopia. Fantasy...

Today I was at work and this teenager walked up to me and asked if we have any books with LGBTQ+ characters featured. Of course I dug...