Tag: book-review
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Taste Test #1 – Remarkably Bright Creatures
Hello and Welcome to the first taste test of Remarkable Bright Creatures. So, the way that I am taking notes is a little different for this book. I bought an audio recorder so I can take my notes a little easier because I found that putting the book down and writing my thoughts would take…
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February 7th, 2025
Greetings and clarification First thing I want to say is “Hi Susan!”The reason being is she called Sarah K (Best friend) asking her if I was okay, citing that I made this long Facebook post about how I was taking a step away from social media! She was concerned for me, hoping that I was…
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First Sip: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
It’s February, which means it’s time to dive into the next book club pick: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt! If you’re new here, I like to do a “first taste” before I even turn the first page—a quick glimpse at my expectations, thoughts, and general excitement about the book. This one was a…
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The Last Page – The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Hello and welcome to the last formal post about The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Buckle up because this is going to be be a long post (Well it was supposed to be. I got the flu and it took a lot out of me). I have gone back and forth on how I wanted…
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Taste Test #3 – The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Part 3: Part 4 & 5 – Pages 224 – 360 Hi everyone and welcome to Taste Test #3. I have no clue if people are actually reading these but I enjoy writing them. I am writing this on January 23rd, and my brain has already started thinking about the logistics of the next book…
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First Sip – The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Okay so I know this post was supposed to go live on Friday, but I had a friend visiting from out of town and then I was just to lazy yesterday to get to it. But I am here now and I promise moving forward will be a bit better. The Invisible Life of Addie…
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The Last Page – The Devils
Joe Abercrombie, as I have seen, some people’s favorite author and they love every page that he writes. For me, I was not the biggest of fans. A quick overview of the story: a religious man gets selected to lead a secret 13th branch of the religion which oversees The Devils, a name given to…
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The Last Page – The In-between Bookstore
The In-between Bookstore is a book that is about having to completely loose yourself in order to truly find yourself and who you are. The story centers on an almost 30 year old Darby, a trans man, who is happily proud and openly out. The story begins in media res where Darby has been let…
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First Sip – The In-between Bookstore
Okay so this book came to me from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So expect just that! I found this book as I was scrolling through the catalog that is on NetGalley. I want to read more queer novels and I want to give a space to talk about such things. So when…
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The Last Page – The Starless Sea
Okay so let me start off by saying that I meant to make a post when I got half way through the book, calling it “Intermission Impression” or “The Halfway Spill” or “Sip Stop” but my Bestie wanted to play video games so that took priority. It took my nine days to read this novel…
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