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  • Summer Comics

    Well so far, let’s face it, I’m going to be reading a lot more over the next few months but here are the new ones I read. Go with the Flow and Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Scheeman Williams and Scheeman deliver two wonderful graphic novels dealing with a very…

  • Nancy Drew 8-9

    Now I’m only two away from finishing the series, let’s get to it. The Clue in the Diary is one of the first Nancy Drew books I remember. Primarily because I was terrified of fire when I was little so even the cover looked daunting but I also was perversely fascinated because I wanted to…

  • May Books

    Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon Sophie and Nick have been best friends since they were toddlers, next door neighbors playing in the mud and blending the artistic talents as dancer and piano-player respectively to create “Terrible Twosome” performances. They know each other better than anyone, love each other and respect each other…

  • Reading Log 2023

    Last year, I read an amazing 500 books so this year it was only reasonable that I reach a little more and try to get to 600. I didn’t. I got to 700 books!! And yes, maybe it’s considered “cheating” if you count those graphic novels and lower grade books that are easy to read…

  • Book Highlight: The Missing Sword

    With spoilers because the ending really changes the game. So you’ve been warned!

  • Ranking Commercial Breaks

    You may think commercials are those nuisances interrupting your favorite shows but for these girls, being famous for thirty seconds is a big deal. Commercial acting is its own world with its own terms, protocols and competition that Kain makes as exciting as any Hollywood set.

  • Howl’s Moving Castle

    After reading Howl’s Moving Castle last month, I finally got around to watching the Ghibli movie. Of course, it’s not totally accurate but damn that studio is amazing in creating such a beautiful world that is inspiring and magical and whimsical. I mean that opening scene where Howl suavely steps up to those guards bothering…

  • Nancy Drew ReRead P3

    Now onto the vacation series, otherwise known as #30-40 more or less. This was a very exciting set as it combines my favorite book trope, travelling with Nancy Drew mysteries.

  • Nancy Drew ReRead P2

    I know I started the year with a Nancy Drew reread, and finally twelve months later I get to the rest. I’ve been busy. Nonetheless, I almost got the whole collection minus 4 of them that had already been checked out from the library. Or stolen. It wasn’t quite clear. Anyway, onto the second reread…

  • November Books

    Hotel of Secrets by Diane Biller It is New Years Eve in Vienna and Maria Wallner is determined to rebbuild the Wallner Hotel, her family legacy even though her mother neglected it throughout the economic downturn. The hotel is her life and provides a distraction from romance which all of Vienna is waiting for her…