Yesterday I was inundated in condolence messages. In 2010, an eccentric art collector from New Mexico, Forrest Fenn, hid a chest of gold, jewels, and rare art pieces somewhere in…
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I love The Three Musketeers saga. The Count of Monte Cristo is also one of my favorite stories (though often I prefer to Disney-fied version). It’s nice to break out…
I read this because I was going to join a book club talk about it. (Note!) It isn’t fantasy. It was an interesting examination of modern-day racial dynamics. However, there…
There were several interesting scenes and the world was interesting, but the content and the tone didn’t connect to me. I felt like I was in a middle grade witchy…
I was excited to read this book because it was marketing well, and I felt the hype. The magic and theater/murder mystery vibes were fun to read. However, it ended…
This book began so mysteriously and fun. I was swept into the setting immediately. Overall, I think Craig does a great job at developing the mysterious and haunting atmosphere. But…
BITTERBLUE was far more civilized than FIRE and GRACELING. Bitterblue wasn’t gorgeous and impulsive (okay, she did SOME impulsive things as the book progressed). It was softer, and it made…
Although I loved Graceling, it took me awhile to pick up FIRE. When I did, I couldn’t put it down. Every page captivated me. The passion, the urgency, and the…
I come from a generation half-raised by J.K. Rowling. Midnight releases, donning black robes on July 31st, and sorting people into houses was the bread and butter of my youth….
Brene Brown is wonderful. A good friend gave me this book at Christmas several years ago, and I just shelved it and forgot about it. I’m so glad I picked…
I read classics occasionally. I never regret it. They’re classics for a reason! I read this one after I watched the new movie (I know, it’s a sin). I. LOVED….
Libraries, amazingly built worlds, story-tellers, unconventional magic—This series is literally what dreams are made of. I felt transported reading Strange the Dreamer. The story is complex, and it is woven…
People are interesting. I love learning about people—where they grew up, and how they came to form the ideas and ways of life that they did. Sometimes I see patterns…
I don’t know why it took me so long to read Graceling. My sister has been raving about it for years! I love strong, independent heroines that get stuff done….
I’ve been to three writing conferences in the past few years. They have all truly been fun, illuminating experiences. But some conferences have a huge price tag—most costing at least…
In the last few years, I can’t remember waiting for a book with such anticipation as I did for Queen of Nothing. These stories evolve around such an exciting premise—especially…
This was a fun read. I like the world that Holly Black built up, but I enjoy it more in The Folk of the Air series. I especially enjoy that…
I commute A LOT, and I always want to be working on writing, so I’ve explored a lot of podcasts out there. There are a few that I return to,…
I listened to The Alchemist while driving to and from my parents’ house on the coast of California several weekends ago. I loved every second of it, and even sat…
I tell people often of how I felt a profound sense of relief when I threw my graduate application away, but the fact of the matter is that chucking it…
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