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First Impressions Sue Rainsford’s debut novel is dark and twisted and reminiscent of a fairy tale before Disney got their hands on it. Think Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but without Prince Charming. Story Impressions Follow Me to Ground was creepy, like Joey Tribbiani putting The Shining in the freezer creepy. After I finished listening […]
This is How it Is is a very moving book. It explores the family dynamics that change when a loved one is going through the process of transitioning. I loved Poppy’s resilience to become who she truly is despite judgement and liked that it sent the reader on a journey through several years and were […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Book Date and Tynga’s Reviews Off The Blog Last weekend, I saw Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with a live orchestra performing the music. It. Was. Awesome. I can’t […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Not for a long time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive. Mr. Vernon Dursey had been woken in the early hours of the morning by a loud, hooting noise from his nephew Harry’s room. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 […]
2019 was the year of the reading slump. No matter how how hard I tried I could not get in the groove, my reading mojo had left the building. I started out the first month of the new decade reading eight books. six of the eight were audiobooks. I love being able to multi-task while […]
On New Year’s most people watch the ball drop, but not me, I watched Dead Calm. Unfortunately, it was as much as a letdown as most New Year’s Eve parties. I remember this movie scaring the bejesus out of me, this time around I was just annoyed by Nicole Kidman and Sam Neil’s stupidity. Breakdown […]