I read Let’s Pretend This Never Happened in early 2021. When there was still uncertainty, and before a vaccine was available. Needless to say, it was a stressful time. I start my morning with a cup of coffee and a book over breakfast. Jenny Lawson’s memoir had me laughing out loud every morning. I know […]
Goodreads Progress My Impressions Nightbitch is weird. A woman navigating motherhood all the while thinking she is turning into a dog. Yes, the premise is odd but the balance between parenting and her transformation into becoming a canine evened each other out. My fiance usually asks what I’m currently reading and about half the time […]
Having grown up watching the campy, 1950s The Bad Seed it was hard not to be reminded of Rhoda Penmark while reading The Push. Yes, both deal with mothers questioning their daughters innocence and brings the question nature vs nurture to the forefront. However, The Push has its own voice and story to tell. Blythe […]
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a book with accolades that I simply do not get. The writing is beautiful with an intriguing storyline however, it had me scratching my head. The dialect was a little jagged and the characters were not to my liking, yet I couldn’t put a finger on why. Then I […]
I really, really wanted to like The Hobbit. I had tried reading it in high school and failed like a physics pop quiz. I had hoped that age would change my opinion as I love Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately, that was not the case. There were too many songs — Bilbo is a long-winded […]
Pinocchio was a dick. There, I said it. If you grew up with the Disney version, the original will be a shock to the system. In chapter four Pinocchio crushes Jiminy Cricket with a hammer soley because Jiminy was giving him advice in morality. He repeatedly runs away from responsibility, he was “caught” with his […]
Sadly, at 20% Eligible took a nosedive. It became the most trashy version of The Bachler and strayed so far from Pride and Prejudice that it became unrecognizable. I wanted to follow in Colton’s footsteps and jump over a fence to put as much distance as possible between us. Eligible put way too much focus […]
There is so much to like about The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. The storyline was witty and unique, it revolves around books and, vampires. However, any character that wasn’t a vampire made my eyes roll. All the women in the book club were so stupid and annoying. Despite enjoying the overall plot […]
I grew up reading Harry Potter. Despite J.K. Rowling’s beliefs, this is one reader who isn’t going to let a difference of opinion ruin my love for the series. Therefore, when I saw Audible was offering this short story for free, I jumped on the train faster than Harry boarded The Hogwarts Express. Part of […]
During quarantine, I binged-watched a lot of Netflix and I also binged-listened (is that a thing?) Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club picks. The Cactus is another selection. I’m not sure if it was due to the british humor or my quarantined-self needed something different but I found this novel to be dry. The plot, a 40something […]