by Michelle | Jan 6, 2022 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2022
Having read almost everything Leigh Bardugo wrote, I wanted to start 2022 reading her adult debut with her fantasy Ninth House. Not knowing what to expect other than magic and Ms. Bardugo’s excellent writing style, I discovered a unique story of loss and...
by Michelle | Dec 31, 2021 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, R Author
I discovered Buffy the Vampire Slayer in my early twenties as a young married woman, but I immediately fell in love with everything about the show. To this day, it remains my favorite television show of all time. With that, of course I had to read Kendare...
by Michelle | Dec 30, 2021 | Audiobook, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, C Author, G Author, M Author, R Author
Twenty reviews. Four days. I did it. They weren’t pretty. Or very erudite. But they are done. Except I do have three reviews for 2022 books to write, but I haven’t decided whether I should worry about them this year or not. Anyway, here are the final five....
by Michelle | Oct 19, 2021 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Novel Nuggets
When Netflix released the first season of Shadow and Bone from Leigh Bardugo, my daughter was the one who insisted I read the books first. When my daughter recommends I read a book, I take her advice, especially when this is a series she admittedly rereads as often as...
by Michelle | Oct 11, 2021 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, G Author, K Author, L Author, Novel Nuggets, P Author, Review Copy
When you have twenty-nine books to review, you cry uncle and resort to short reviews. Plus, after all this time, I’m not certain I remember enough about any of them to write a full-length review. We will be breaking these into five parts. This is part eight....
by Michelle | Sep 10, 2021 | Audiobook, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, K Author, Novel Nuggets, P Author, Review Copy, S Author, Y Author
When you have twenty-nine books to review, you cry uncle and resort to short reviews. Plus, after all this time, I’m not certain I remember enough about any of them to write a full-length review. We will be breaking these into five parts. This is part seven....