July 23, 2025 Song of Achilles Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller, 2012 It may have been the unchecked hype for this novel that made it such a disappointment. Scrolling through… Continue reading
July 13, 2025 The Smell On His Sweatshirt I was a wee baby when I wrote this one, probably 14. Part of my first collection, Things Of My Youth. Published in Frenetic… Continue reading
May 12, 2025 Cat’s Eye Cat’s Eye, Margaret Atwood, 1972 Cat’s Eye is a book about retrospect. Elaine, a woman in her middle age, returns to her hometown of… Continue reading
April 16, 2025 Doubts/Witching Hour “Doubts” was originally written by my angsty 14 year old self. It is published in Beneath The Mask Literary Magazine Issue 6 April 2025…. Continue reading
March 23, 2025 Heir of Fire Heir of Fire, Sarah J Maas, 2014 In Heir of Fire, Celaena becomes Aelin and we finally get her childhood backstory (among other things)!… Continue reading
February 21, 2025 Malibu Rising Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2021 Malibu Rising is a stand-alone novel that is part of what I’ve heard called the Mick Riva universe:… Continue reading
February 11, 2025 The Housemaid The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, 2022 Okay. Let me first preface my negativity by saying I did enjoy this novel! I read it in three… Continue reading
February 5, 2025 Lasher Lasher, Anne Rice, 1993 Anne Rice, queen of dark whimsy. Amazing. Full Recap: (Spoilers) From where we left off in The Witching Hour (book… Continue reading
January 25, 2025 The Assassin’s Blade The Assassin’s Blade, Sarah J Maas, 2014 Before I get into it! The Throne of Glass series’ reading order is reader’s choice, and the… Continue reading
December 30, 2024 Lovelight Farms Lovelight Farms, B.K. Borison, 2021 So this is the life I’d like to live. I’m 42 pages in, and I’ve smiled no less than… Continue reading
