By: Suzanne Collins “Snow lands on top.” Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Overview: Coriolanus Snow is days away from his life falling apart. His once prestigious family has fallen on hard times and without entry to a University program, they will loose everything. The only way for him to earn enough moneyContinue reading “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill
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”
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”
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”
Hidden Bodies By: Caroline Kepnes
“The real horror of my life is not that I’ve killed some terrible people. The real horror is that the people I’ve loved didn’t love me back.” Caroline Kepnes, Hidden Bodies Overview: Joe Goldberg needs a fresh start. A place where no one knows him or the secrets that he has left behind. LA isContinue reading “Hidden Bodies By: Caroline Kepnes”
The Sugar Queen By: Sarah Addison Allen
“I think Heaven will be like a first kiss.” Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen Overview: Josie is used to hiding secrets; her travel brochures, snack supply and feelings for a certain mailman to name a few. But her biggest secret comes in the form of an acquaintance, Della Lee who she discovers hiding outContinue reading “The Sugar Queen By: Sarah Addison Allen”
My January Books 2022
Here are the books that I have read in the month of January 2022. Those with reviews have been linked below. January was a tough month. Just like other resolutions, I started off strong but didn’t quite read as many books as I would have liked. However, I will say that quality is better thanContinue reading “My January Books 2022”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning By: Lemony Snicket
“If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. In this book, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle” Lemony Snicket, The Bad Beginning I didn’t think that I would be reading children’sContinue reading “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning By: Lemony Snicket”