I have a lot of complicated feelings surrounding SJM and her books. I first read Throne of Glass in 2013/14 when I was an undergrad in college. I raced through the first three books of the series. They were a great escape from all the reading I was doing for my political science and English […]
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly topic hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she provides a topic, and you are free to use that topic and/or variations of that topic to make your top ten list. A full list of the weekly themes can be found here. I want to preface this by […]
As soon as I learned about this book, I immediately pre-ordered it and couldn’t wait to read it. I had joked about taking time off work to read it and then decided why not. I only took a half-day off, and it was totally worth it! This was an adorable, swoony, absolutely perfect romance!! It’s […]
Before I gush about how much I loved this book and how fun it is, I will talk about a few frustrating things. I was unhappy with how long it took to get to Wickham’s murder. Not only does the story drag on at the beginning, but I also hate Wickham so much that I […]
Wow! Kurt Vonnegut remains a wonderful writer and storyteller in my book. I started reading Vonnegut’s work because of a Criminal Minds episode where Emily and Morgan bring up Kilgore Trout, and I decided to read Slaughterhouse-Five. While Slaughterhouse-Five is impressive, I wish I had read Mother Night sooner. The story of Howard W. Campbell, Jr. goes back and forth […]
This was definitely an interesting book to read. It took a minute to get into the writing style, as how stories are written varies from country to country. The flow of the story went back and forth between the past and present, so I had to make sure I was on top of where I […]