By: Lemony Snicket “The Baudelaire orphans looked worriedly out the window. They weren’t very happy about just being dropped off in a strange place, as if they were a pizza being delivered instead of three children all alone in the world.” Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill *This post contains spoilersContinue reading “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill”
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All the Pretty Horses
By: Cormac McCarthy “Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting.” Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses All the Pretty Horses is book one in Cormac McCarthy’s Border Triology. I read this book a couple of weeks ago and wanted to finish up my post given the recent passing of the author. ThisContinue reading “All the Pretty Horses”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window
By: Lemony Snicket “It is very easy to say that the important thing is to try your best, but if you are in real trouble the most important thing is not trying your best, but getting to safety.” Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window *This post contains spoilers for The WideContinue reading “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window”
Independent Study
By: Joelle Charbonneau “What can the United Commonwealth Government do for you, citizen?” Joelle Charbonneau, Independent Study *This post contains spoilers for Independent Study and The Testing Series Independent Study is the second book in The Testing Series. For a refresher on what happened in the first book, my discussion on the book can beContinue reading “Independent Study”
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #2: Fetch
By: Scott Cawthon, Andrea Waggener and Carly Anne West “You’re an idiot,” said Isaac. “I know.” Scott Cawthon, Fetch *This post contains spoilers Warning right off the top: The dog dies. Proceed how you see fit. Overview: Fetch: Greg has a curious mind. That’s probably what leads him to convincing his friends to break intoContinue reading “Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #2: Fetch”
The Testing
By: Joelle Charbonneau “Take my time. Never second-guess myself. Almost always my first instinct will be the correct one.” Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing *This post contains spoilers Overview In the United Commonwealth, those chosen to lead must first pass the testing. A series of challenges designed to examine who a person is under any circumstance.Continue reading “The Testing”
Final Girls
By: Riley Sager “I was friendly but friendless. Approachable yet purposefully aloof. I saw no point in getting too close with anyone.” Riley Sager, Final Girls *This post contains spoilers If you are unfamiliar with the concept of a Final Girl, they are usually used to describe the one girl who makes it to theContinue reading “Final Girls”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room
By: Lemony Snicket “It is remarkable that different people will have different thoughts when they look at the same thing.” Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room *This post contains spoilers As I probably mentioned in my review/discussion of The Bad Beginning, this is not my first read through of the series.Continue reading “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room”
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
By: Grady Hendrix “A no-good man will tell you he’s going to change,” she said. “He’ll tell you whatever you want to hear, but you’re the fool if you don’t believe what you see.” Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires *This post contains spoilers This isn’t a book that I wouldContinue reading “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires”
My April Books 2022
Here are the books that I have read in the month of April 2022. Those with reviews have been linked below. April was a tough month for reading. The weather’s getting nicer and the pandemic is winding down. I definitely didn’t get through all the books I hoped to but did manage to buy quiteContinue reading “My April Books 2022”