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  • Take the Monkeys and Run Review

    The first book in the Barbara Marr Mysteries series by Karen Cantwell is just as funny as advertised. This comedic mystery follows movie lover and housewife, Barbara Marr as she stews with the inexplicable development of her husband moving out of the house because “he needs space.” Yeah, I’d be furious too if my husband…

  • Hamilton and Peggy: A Revolutionary Friendship Review

    Hamilton and Peggy is a perfect addition for a Hamilton fan or a historical fiction fan. L.M. Elliot skillfully interweaves historical facts and documents with emotional resonance that makes these characters don’t feel like disnant historical figures or amazing musical heroes but just real people living in the Revolution.

  • If you like this, try. . .

    I decided to take a little break from my “Favorite book (insert genre) suggestions” and try this. These are books I couldn’t fit under one particular category nor do I love them them enough to write a paragraph of why one should give it try. Besides I a lot of them have overlapping themes/genres/ideas with…

  • Reggie and Me Review

    Part of the New Archie Comics that seeks to bring that Archie brand of humor and hijinks with some more realism and depth, Tom DeFalco’s look into Riverdale’s resident class clown and town jerk is superb.

  • Women’s History Month Books P7

    Now here’s a little break from history books and nonfiction. Here’s relatable YA books focusing on double standards, femnisim, beauty, love and sexuality and all those things in between. Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu I forgot to put this in my Diverse Reads post of 2021. In fact it was the first book I read for…

  • Bloody Jack Review

    Ah yes, the first in L.A Meyer’s ship-faring, sailor girl series. I actually have this series before, and by read, I meant skimmed. So while I knew the basics of the plot, this is my first time actually reading it, and I enjoyed it very much.

  • Favorite Graphic Novels

    Excluding Archie. That will be its own post. Fiction Nathan Hale’s Hazerdous Tales by Nathan Hale Modern day Hale (same name, no relation) uses the famous Revolutionary spy, Nathan Hale (of “My one regret is that I have one life to give” fame) to narrate adventures and incidents throughout history. This abundence of knowledge from…

  • Jem and the Holograms Comics Review

    Okay so I finished allll the Jem and the Holograms comics, the 5 volumes, the Misfits spin off, the Dimensions one-off and Infinite special and I loved all of it.

  • Animal Books

    Nonfiction Marley and Me by John Grogan This is a classic dog story so I won’t go too into it. Just yes, read the book. It is relatable, funny and tearjerking all at once. You will fall in love with the “worst dog in the world” okay. Oogy: A dog only a family could love…

  • Twisted Tales: Unbirthday Review

    Liz Braswell’s Unbirthday asks the question “What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very very late?” and is perfect for all those who wish to return to Wonderland.