Tag: 2022 review
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2022 wrap-up
2022 All Wrapped Up What an amazing year for me, including my reading life! 2022 was filled with fulfillment, enjoyment, love, and further gained knowledge. I’ve traveled (physically as I was reading but more so mentally through my books), I’ve learned, I’ve engaged and analyzed what I’ve read more than any year before. I learned…
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birdman by mo hayder
Birdman by Mo Hayder – Thoughts and Review Detective Inspector Jack Caffrey no longer (possibly had never) loves his girlfriend, is haunted by the childhood disappearance of his older brother, and meets a new case as a cluster of several bodies is found in London. I really liked this book, and found a 1 star…
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making a scene by constance wu
Making a Scene by Constance Wu – Review and Thoughts “I am more than what you’re giving me.” Constance Wu, Making a Scene Before even finishing the first chapter, I could tell that this was a different celebrity memoir. (Not that I’ve read a ton – 4, if you count David Goggins, Cameron Hanes, and…
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the library at mount char by scott hawkins
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins – Thoughts, very little review ‘When I say librarian, I think…’ ‘”Tea and cozy mysteries”?’ Carolyn and Scott, The Library at Mount Char I went in on this book like I do with most books I grab for the covers – full blaze, no attention paid to…
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debbie macomber books
Doing something a little different with this post – just combining the two books I read by this author. Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber A Hallmark romance in a book – terrible romance, absolutely no smut at all (which I hated). I could tell exactly what the characters were going to say and…
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the impossible first by colin o’brady
The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice – Crossing Antarctica Alone by Colin O’Brady – Review and Thoughts A memoir of Colin O’Brady’s push to complete a world record tried by few and accomplished by none – soloing across Antarctica with absolutely zero assistance from any other human being. “Antarctica is a blank space in…
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remote control by nnedi okorafor
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor – Review but mainly Thoughts ‘Are they looking for troublemakers? Who’s collecting all the data?’… ‘Everything’s collecting data.’ Nnedi Okorafor, Remote Control Fatima forgot her name when she was visited by Death, the day that she’s renamed as Sankofa. Sankofa’s touch ends in death – for living beings as well…
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holidays on ice by david sedaris
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris – Short Review Hilarious short stories, I’ll definitely be revisiting Sedaris’s work. Going into this, I wasn’t sure how funny it would be because I’m not one to loudly exclaim at a book. The first story was definitely the best, but I was cracking up a lot while reading…
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fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury – Thoughts Guy Montag starts fires – because that’s what firemen do, they start fires and don’t quite remember when they had put them out. Firemen start fires where people are reading books and thinking. But Guy Montag meets a seventeen year old girl who reminds him of a time…
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talking as fast as i can by lauren graham
Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham – Quick Review Lauren Graham shares essays on her life – growing up, becoming an actress, dating as a celebrity, and some little tidbits on the shows and movies she’s starred in. With two chapters dedicated to Gilmore Girls, I got the info I came for…
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