I feel myself getting into a bit of a rut this year when trying to find something to read. Nothing is really jumping out at me, and my must read list seems a little stale. I’m sure I’m just being dramatic, but luckily the internet turned me onto another interesting series.
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Book Review: The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Ever since reading None Shall Sleep and it’s sequel just a couple of months ago, I’ve been in desperate search for something similar. After some very pointed searches, the internet kept taking me back to this four-novel series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Of course, I started with the first novel, The Naturals, and I can tell you that I’m pretty satisfied with the recommendation.
Read moreBook Review: Piercing by Ryu Murakami
It must have been back when I was looking for tickets to see Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott on Broadway that made me think about the 2018 film Piercing. I didn’t watch it upon its release, but I did enjoy however many years later. In m Christopher Abbott prime, this was an odd and graphic film that floated between several different genres.
Read moreBook Review: Horns by Joe Hill
This has been the slowest I’ve read something in a hot minute. And I feel bad because it’s not as if I didn’t enjoy Joe Hill’s Horns, I just found my self opting out of reading on a lot of the days in the first half of the month.
Read moreBook Review: Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner
Apparently, I am really bad at determining if a book is part of a series just from reading the blurb on the back. For instance, I had no clue that Right Behind You was the seventh of eight novels written by Lisa Gardener to feature the characters Quincy and Rainie.
Read moreBook Review: A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay
Now that it’s a new year, I am trying to make a concerted effort to read the books that are in my possession. That is the case for this bargain bin purchase I made sometime in the last few years. A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay certainly redeemed itself in the last fifty pages or so, but the journey there was a bit of a drag.
Read moreBook Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
More time had passed than I would have liked, but I did finally read Bejamin Alire Saenz’ novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. I thought the movie was terrific, but I knew the book would likely be better.
Read moreThe Rest of the Best of 2023
We’re talking books, albums and concerts. I still only listen to the This is Important and The Always Sunny podcasts, so nothing new there. They’re still great, so listen to them!
Read moreBook Review: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
I just really, really like the way Rainbow Rowell writes. I think I have officially read every novel she’s written, and I just find comfort in her prose. Heck, even the 1999 setting of Attachments filled me with a happy nostalgia rather than annoyance.
Read moreBook Review: Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney
I squeaked through one more book before I high-tailed it to my local library to get the sequel to Ellie Marney’s None Shall Sleep, Some Shall Break. I think this is also the quickest I read through anything this year. Usually, I take my sweet time, reading about fifty pages a day, but I just couldn’t get through this fast enough!
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