Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult

Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

Kingdom of Cards #1 This is one review I've been meaning to post for a LONG time - I met Janella in January and asked for three advance copies of her book so that I could buddy read it with two colleagues, who both finished it long before I did and absolutely loved it! Synopsis… Continue reading Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

Biography, History, Nonfiction

D-Day Girls by Sarah Rose

The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II I always enjoy a good World War II fiction or nonfiction book, and when this one came in as an advance copy at the store with a blurb from Erik Larson on the front cover, I knew it had to… Continue reading D-Day Girls by Sarah Rose

Comic Monday, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel

Here There Be Gerblins by The McElroys

The Adventure Zone #1 Many of my Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) playing friends have told me how much they love The Adventure Zone. I'm not a big podcast person, but I do love a good fantasy graphic novel! So when the first volume was released, I decided to pick it up and give it a… Continue reading Here There Be Gerblins by The McElroys

Book Club, Classics, Fiction

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women #1 & #2 I've been watching Little Women on near repeat the last few days to cope with being in the epicenter of the Pennsylvania Covid-19 outbreak. I re-read the book in the last month for the tenth time, but the first since I was fourteen and I'd nearly forgotten just how near… Continue reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Biography, History, Nonfiction

Mobituaries by Mo Rocca

Great Lives Worth Reliving Mobituaries was featured in the holiday catalog for the regional association for the indie bookstore I work at, and it really sold quite well for the holidays. When it came time to find a new audiobook to listen to before bed, I thought I'd give Mobituaries as try, not knowing it… Continue reading Mobituaries by Mo Rocca

Memoir/Autobiography, Nonfiction, STEM

Every Tool’s a Hammer by Adam Savage

Life is What You Make It As a long time Mythbusters fan and maker, I've always enjoyed watching Adam on television. When I found out he was writing his memoir/maker manifesto, I couldn't read it fast enough. Unfortunately I didn't get an advance copy, so I had to wait along with everyone else. Thankfully, it… Continue reading Every Tool’s a Hammer by Adam Savage

Contemporary, Fiction, Romance

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Bromance Book Club #1 When making my way through my monthly ARC review (where I pick a book for each publisher/rep and make sure to write an early blurb for it on Edelweiss), I came across this book, which I really laughed at. But I figured, why not give it a chance? And boy was… Continue reading The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Essays, Memoir/Autobiography, Nonfiction

Maeve in America by Maeve Higgins

Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else In preparing for a weekday drive to my father's place two hours away, I went searching for a fairly short and entertaining book to listen to on the drive - enter Maeve in America! Synopsis From the Back Cover:Maeve Higgins was a bestselling memoirist and comedian in her… Continue reading Maeve in America by Maeve Higgins

Essays, Memoir/Autobiography, Nonfiction

Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman

One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living After watching Making It and meeting Nick in June at Book Expo, I figured it about time I read one of his books. When I realized that I read so many books by famous women that are thinly veiled self-help memoir-y type books, I realized I owed to my… Continue reading Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman

Essays, Nonfiction, Psychology

Girl Logic by Iliza Shlesinger

The Genius and the Absurdity Self-Help January continues! This book originally came out in November 2017 and I still have an advance reader copy... I've been sitting on it for almost 2 years and decided now was finally the time to read it. I love Iliza, so much so that I decided to use her… Continue reading Girl Logic by Iliza Shlesinger