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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
This book. Oh boy. Throne of Glass is all over BookTube. The vast majority of folks love it. And then there’s me. The concept sounds good: imprisoned badass assassin in a competition to be the King’s assassin. Great. Awesome. Sounds cool. Except that definitely wasn’t my experience with this book. How many times can you […]
#ProjectKnitspeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a bit of a strange play – lots of fairies and magic and (as is standard in Shakespeare plays) misunderstandings. It also has one of my favorite lines in Shakespeare: And though she be but little, she is fierce. The associated project is Frances McCarthy’s Midsummer Night, chosen obviously because […]
#ProjectKnitspeare – Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is finished. This was my first Shakespeare play, which I read as part of my freshman year high school English class. I had either forgotten or never realized how funny Shakespeare is (maybe because a lot of jokes are sexual innuendos, which probably isn’t something you want to discuss with a bunch of […]
#ProjectKnitspeare
Lately, I’ve been wanting to read some Shakespeare. Blame the wonderful web series NMTD and Jules and Monty. In an effort to keep me motivated, I’m combining two of my loves – books and yarn – in a project I’m calling #ProjectKnitspeare (so clever, I know). As I work my way through Shakespeare’s plays (reading […]
March Wrap-Up & April TBR
What’s this? I’m actually posting a wrap-up and TBR at the beginning of the month?
Camp NaNoWriMo begins!
April 1 marks the beginning of first round of Camp NaNoWriMo for 2015. I wrote my first NaNoWriMo winner in November and I’m eager to get back into the kind of dedicated writing NaNo fosters. This session, I am working on a fantasy novel (shocking, I know). In Camp NaNoWriMo, you are able to specify […]
Kingsman: The Secret Service by Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons & Matthew Vaughn
I love spy things. I grew up watching James Bond and adore the TV show Archer. I only heard about Kingsman: The Secret Service when the film with Colin Firth came out recently. I put the graphic novel on hold, fully intending to read it and compare it to the movie. Haven’t seen the movie […]
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
This was actually a re-read. I read this last year during my last semester of college as an ebook and I didn’t remember it most of it. When Terry Pratchett met Death earlier this month, I was motivated to pick it and begin reading the Discworld series in earnest. The best way to describe The Color […]
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
If you watch Lainey (gingerreadslainey) on BookTube, you’ve no doubt heard of the Falling Kingdoms series. I listened to the first book, Falling Kingdoms, on audiobook from Hoopla, which is a streaming media service through my library (shameless library service plug). I’ve always enjoyed listening to audiobooks on roadtrips, especially the Jim Dale-narrated Harry Potter ones. […]