Howdy Bookworms! If you’re in an area that gleefully flouts Daylight Savings Time, everyone else in the world is mad at you right now. We are all still recovering from the hour of “lost” sleep due to the time shift. Truth be told, most of the time I look forward to springing forward because I… Read more »
Bonjour, Bookworms! Please excuse the pun, I cannot help myself. I’m incorrigible. Today we are taking a trip to 19th Century Paris as we discuss The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan. I don’t know about you, but when I think of ballet, I think of frothy tutus and toe shoes. I danced growing up, so… Read more »
Happy Friday, Bookworms! It’s been a while, but it’s time to ready the confessional: I take an inordinate amount of pride in having beaten my 13 year old cousin in a battle of wits. You like personal stories, right? No? TOO BAD. When my dad was about 15, he was attending high school at a… Read more »
Salvate, Bookworms! That was a greeting in Latin… In honor of creepy secret societies everywhere, The Others, and, uh, Catholicism prior to Vatican II. I just read Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. Spoiler Alert: there’s Latin in it! A little synopsis for you: Clay is a recently unemployed design school graduate in… Read more »
Hi Bookworms! For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, the ladies at The Broke and The Bookish have asked a very important question. What are the top ten series you’d like to start that you haven’t yet? Admittedly, I had a tough time with this category. Most series that I’m interested in, I’ve already started and/or… Read more »
Hello Dear Bookworms, I’ve been a bit grouchy with Ally Condie’s Matched series so far, so it is with great pleasure that I announce: I liked Reached! How is this even possible?! Read on my friends, read on. When we last left the gang, Cassia, Ky, Indie, and Xander has all joined The Rising. Ky… Read more »
Hello Dear Bookworms, I’ve been a bit grouchy with Ally Condie’s Matched series so far, so it is with great pleasure that I announce: I liked Reached! How is this even possible?! Read on my friends, read on. When we last left the gang, Cassia, Ky, Indie, and Xander has all joined The Rising. Ky… Read more »
Top O’ The Morning, Bookworms! You knew I couldn’t read just one book of a trilogy, right? Even if it wasn’t my favorite? Sooo… Let’s talk about Crossed! At the end of Matched, Ky is shipped off to the Outer Provinces, Cassia’s family is relocated, and Xander is left at the homestead being all brokenhearted… Read more »
