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Favorite Reviews:
I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The UnitCategories:
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Author Archives: Amanda
Bridge of Souls, by Victoria Schwab
Cassidy is being hunted, she doesn’t know by what. But being in New Orleans – her parents’ latest stop on their paranormal TV show – isn’t making the situation better. With overlapping layers of history, Cass must call on her … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Olympics
Y’all! I love the Olympics. Especially the summer Olympics. And despite everything re: covid and safety issues and questionable scheduling, I’m so very happy to be watching the Olympics right now. I have so many memories from over the years, … Continue reading
The Night Hawks, by Elly Griffiths (audio)
In this 13th installment of the Ruth Galloway mysteries, a new Bronze Age burial site has been discovered by the Night Hawks, a group of metal detectorists in search of treasure. Unfortunately, a fresh body is found nearby, entangling the … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, comfort, dream-invader, mini-review, RIP-worthy
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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring…
Let’s talk cars. First, there’s this. On June 25, Jason drove my car across town to meet some friends to play D&D. He took my car because he was returning a ladder to one of those friends, and the ladder … Continue reading
The Box in the Woods, by Maureen Johnson (audio)
Stevie’s first year at Ellingham is done, and she’s home for the summer. Her fame has died down and she’s working a horribly boring job when the owner of a summer camp contacts her. This summer camp was the site … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Feral Colony, Part 4
Note: I predrafted this before going into the ER/hospital last week. I’ve added an update at the bottom of the extra missed week of updates. ***** I should start calling these posts “Sunday Kitten Time” ha! A lot has happened … Continue reading
Four Days in the Hospital
A few years back, I had a severe pain in my back that turned out to be a kidney stone that had gotten stuck and was causing my kidney to swell. At first, I went to Urgent Care, where they … Continue reading
Sepsis is no joke.
Warning: This is long and a lot of it is personal record. Feel free to skip. I didn’t mean to disappear for over a week. I had drafts written or partly written, waiting for me to finish up and post. … Continue reading
Down to Earth, by Monty Don (audio)
Subtitled: Gardening Wisdom This is a book that reads essentially as a gardening textbook or list of tips. There’s a lot of good stuff in it, but I’m afraid I didn’t get much out of it. First, since I listened … Continue reading
June 2021 in Review
June began in a blaze of glory. Finally out of May and the PTSD time of the year, I felt alive and awake for the first time in what felt like forever. I’m really glad I had that feeling, too, … Continue reading
