unqualified opinions from a person with no literary background
When I moved to Chicago I knew very few people here. I turned towards technology to help me meet like-minded women in a similar situation to my own: alone, in a new city, desperate to make friends. I'm glad I did, because it led me to a group of ladies I'd never have found otherwise.... Continue Reading →
I've always been a fan of John Green, especially in my high school years. I loved their YouTube channel, and his books always resonated with me. "Looking for Alaska" was one of my favorite books growing up. But this post isn't about John Green. It's about his brother, Hank, and his first novel "An Absolutely... Continue Reading →
Let's set the record straight: I love Margaret Atwood. I've read a ton of her books, and yeah, they get pretty weird, but for the most part I'm a fan. I love The Handmaid's Tale in both its book and show forms. You know what I don't love? "The Heart Goes Last." This book has... Continue Reading →
TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains graphic depictions of sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. I'm not gonna lie, I initially bought My Absolute Darling because I liked the cover art and thought it would look nice on my windowsill bookshelf. I 100% judge books by their covers. I barely even read the... Continue Reading →
What's up, blog? Long time no post. It's been a hectic few months, but hopefully I can get back to posting more frequently soon. Anyway, yesterday I picked up a book of poetry. Poetry isn't normally my thing. I've always admired it, but I've never been the kind of person who actively reads poetry or... Continue Reading →
If anyone ever finds my Kindle, they are going to be horrified by the amount of embarrassingly non-age appropriate fiction on there. I'm serious. I live and die for books that sound like they're written for thirteen year old girls. I also have a frightening amount of romance novels that I downloaded because A. they were... Continue Reading →
I had been avoiding reading this book for a very long time. Every single time I read the description I wanted to read it less. The blurb on Amazon describes it as "a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the little lies that can turn lethal." That literally makes... Continue Reading →
I read this book because I saw the trailer for the movie and thought it looked incredibly cheesy. I had also just finished December Park which is about children getting snatched up, so cheesy sounded good at the moment. After finishing the book and re-watching the movie trailer for Everything, Everything, I've gotta say I'm so glad I... Continue Reading →
December Park by Ronald Malfi was far better than I was expecting it to be. Mostly because I definitely judge a book by its cover, and it has one of the uglier covers I've seen. Design aside, December Park was a pretty solid read. But reader beware: this one was lengthy. I didn't mind it much because... Continue Reading →
I adore Neil Gaiman. I hadn't read any of his books until early last year, and still haven't read many of them, but every one I have read has been everything I'd hoped it would be. I won't go into a lot of detail about the plot of this one. Some of the reviews I... Continue Reading →
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