Updated: The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason (edit: finished after I wrote this post and scheduled it- woooo!) She Loves You (Yeah Yeah Yeah) by Ann Hood (ARC from NetGalley, available June 26, 2018 – so it’s near the top of the list) (edit: just finished this before this published) Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr (6% read … Continue reading
I nearly underlined everything in this little book. For being about 80 years old, the essays still speak to today. I understand why some people don’t like the word ‘feminism’. It singles out the female and therefore people believe it only supports the female. By definition this is not true, but humans have a way … Continue reading
I put this off a bit at the beginning of this month, mostly due to a wedding I was in (#8, by the way, if you’re keeping track of my bridesmaid adventures). But I’ve made myself sit and work through this very changed draft of Phase. Mostly, it’s tweaking, but when the major changes come later … Continue reading
(out today 6/26) Blurb from goodreads: The year is 1966. The Vietnam War rages overseas, the Beatles have catapulted into stardom, and twelve-year-old Rhode Island native Trudy Mixer is not thrilled with life. Her best friend, Michelle, has decided to become a cheerleader, everyone at school is now calling her Gertrude (her hated real name), and … Continue reading
Due to finding out what exactly I’m teaching next year, I’ve had to add some books to my list. Books already read are struck through. The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason (edit: finished after I wrote this post and scheduled it- woooo!) She Loves You (Yeah Yeah Yeah) by Ann Hood (ARC from NetGalley, available June 26, … Continue reading
This is one where I read the manga before watching the anime (as I finished Vol 1 & 2 last night, I have not yet watched the anime) and it’s interesting as it’s the first time in the manga I’ve read in the last month or so for me to do so. One I’ve read … Continue reading
I was thinking about this this morning (as an annoying tweeting bird decided I’d slept too long). Books that I really loved or enjoyed the first time reading and how I always think I should read them again, but haven’t, for whatever reason. These are books to be reread due to love of story, not … Continue reading
