February 7, 2021 – February 9, 2021 There were many things wrong with this book. You don’t force a woman to say your name when have sex because you want her to acknowledge that she’s starting to feel something for you. I don’t care if it wasn’t a typical rape scene – it was one. …
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The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer, Enola Holmes #3
February 6, 2021 – February 7, 2021 Ok I really want to see where this relationship with her brother goes. You can see how his opinion of her changes and at the end of this last one you really could start to wonder if he could be the brother she needs. As for her relationship …
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The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer, Enola Holmes #2
February 3, 2021 – February 6, 2021 Horribly sinister at times with plenty “how is she going to save her?!?” moments. Totally didn’t see her stabbing him, but it felt like a win for the female race when she did. I know it was just book two, but I hope she is able to make …
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
February 1, 2021 – February 3, 2021 Oh. My. Gosh. Ok I knew a little bit of his back story, I do watch The Daily Show and his comedy specials and had heard his telling of when his mom got shot and MAN did he make me laugh! And then I read this – and …
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Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
January 27, 2021 – February 1, 2021 This book was sold to me as Pride and Prejudice but with dragons! So I was looking for the parallel when really it was just fun with the Austin like world and the writing style. Things got better when Sher showed up and then the cave incident was …
Valour and Vanity by Mary Robinette Kowal, Glamourist Histories #4
August 31, 2020 – January 27, 2021 Oh my gosh that was AGONY! You will mark how long it took me to read (mark how I said mark- because this is Jane Austin-land). It is because after a week or so I just couldn’t read it anymore! The thing that hit me so hard was …
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Sheepfarmer’s Daughter by Elizabeth Moon, The Deed of Paksenarrion #1
June 29, 2020 – January 17, 2021 Ug. This should have been a good book. There was no reason it shouldn’t have been a good book. It had an interesting world and plot and stuff, but the main character just felt flat. On the surface she had all sorts of good stuff, but I just …
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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
January 15, 2021 – January 17, 2021 This had all the trappings of being an awesome book for me to read. It was witty and I know several people who are doctors and who doesn’t love English stuff!? And I WAS enjoying it…. sort of. The problem was that it was triggering some PTSD I’ve …
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Princess of the Silver Wood by Jessica Day George, The Princesses of Westfailn #3
January 5, 2021 – January 15, 2021 This was stressful. Life the last few weeks has been stressful. I felt levelheaded enough to finish this. I thought Galen would die. I thought Rose would die. Spoiler alert, they didn’t. Which you already knew. Because otherwise I would be starting this thing very differently.
Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George, The Princesses of Westfalin #2
January 3, 2021 – January 5, 2021 Yup, I’m enjoying these books, and this one was almost as “aaahhhhh!!!!!!” as the first one had been. While the last book really was just an expansion on the original story, this one pulled everything from Cinderella, gave it a good twist, and shoved it into the world …
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Reading Responses at 2am - SPOILER ALERT! 