Greetings Bookworms, Yet another week of staying home has passed by. I think I’ve adjusted to the point where this situation feelsĀ almostĀ normal, but that means my brain keeps thinking about normal things. Like, it’ll pop into my head that I should run to the store to pick something up. But running to the store isn’t… Read more »
Category: Contemporary Fiction
2020 Weekly Wrap-Up: The Seventeeth
How Now, Bookworms? Here in Illinois, our stay-at-home order has been extended through the end of May… At least. The upside is that greenhouses and nurseries are going to be allowed to open, which means FLOWERS! One of my book club friends runs a seasonal flower/garden center with her Mom and I’m super stoked to… Read more »
2020 Weekly Wrap-Up: The Fifteenth
Hey Bookworms, How’s everyone holding up? Getting rest? Drinking water? Keeping the existential dread to a minimum? Good, good. This quarantine feels simultaneously like it’s just begun and also like it’s lasted forever. What is time, even? Somehow, despite toddler wrangling and trying to get my full time job done AND getting Easter things done,… Read more »
2020 Weekly Wrap-Up: The Fourteenth
How you holding up, Bookworms? As we head into our fourth week of working from home, I’ve noticed some things. First, Sam has averaged one day per week where he does not take a nap. Second, I have averaged one day per week where I have a crying jag simply because it’s all too much…. Read more »
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
Greetings Bookworms, I just finished the most delightful Rom-Com. As I started writing little notes to myself for my weekly wrap-up, it quickly became clear that I had a lot to say about The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa. Hence, it shall have its own post. You deserve it, you sweet little book, you…. Read more »
How to Hack a Heartbreak by Kristin Rockaway
Hey there Bookworms! I was totally going to stick with my weekly updates, but I thought I’d make things easier on myself and jot down some notes before writing up the wrap-up post… And then a whole book review came out? So yeah. Apparently this is a thing I’m doing again, I guess. Please enjoy… Read more »
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Greetings, Bookworms! As you know, I’ve been blogging sporadically (at best) lately, so I haven’t been accepting review requests or seeking review copies of new books from publishers. If there was any author(s) who could get me to dust off my old NetGalley account and beg for a book, it’s Christina Lauren. I’ve burned through… Read more »
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
Greetings Bookworms! I’m in a weird head space right now, y’all. I’ve had “Copacabana” playing in my head all day and decided that “Oubliette Gazette” would be a great newsletter name for people trapped in secret sunken trap door prisons. Until, that is, I was reminded that people in oubliettes don’t really get the luxury… Read more »
The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E Reichert
Greetings Bookworms! All apologies for my periodic disappearances. Things that have happened since I talked to you last: I passed the glucose tolerance test meaning that I don’t have gestational diabetes! This is particularly excellent news as I’ve several close friends and family members who have found themselves being stuck with needles and counting their… Read more »
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
Greetings, Bookworms! The fact that it’s cold and gray doesn’t appear to have had the desired effect on my blogging output. So much for that theory. I’m still reading, of course, in between bouts of hibernation and snacking. Yes, I’m probably part bear. Let’s not make a big deal out of it, okay? Anyhow, a… Read more »