Title: Unf*ck Your Habitat: You’re Better Than Your Mess Author: Rachel Hoffman Genre: Nonfiction/ Self-help My rating: ★★★1/2 Finally, a housekeeping and organizational system developed for those of us who’d describe our current living situation as a “f*cking mess” that we’re desperate to fix. Unf*ck Your Habitat is for anyone who has been left behind by […]
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[Review] The Forbidden Wish – Jessica Khoury
Title: The Forbidden Wish Author: Jessica Khoury Genre: YA Fantasy Published: 2016 My Rating: ★★★1/2 She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world…. When Aladdin discovers Zahra’s jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra’s very […]
My Future Book Signings: Expectation vs. Reality
I spend more time fantasizing about my life after publication than I do actually writing. I dream of movie deals, money galore (ha), and fans who make candles that smell like my characters. Book signings are, of course, an integral part of the author-reader relationship. As an introvert with social anxiety, I’ve spent a lot of time […]
February Book Reviews
Hush, Hush – Becca Fitzpatrick Nora’s new biology partner, Patch, is as dangerous as he is good-looking (and possessive). She gets caught in a feud that stretches back hundreds of years between immortal Nephilim and fallen angels. My rating: ★★★★ Nora is far too passive for my taste, and she doesn’t have much of a personality. […]
Eight Days of Heat Frustration
As I endure this admittedly mild Minnesota winter, I recall last year’s summer vacation, where I spent a week melting my face off in Orlando with my boyfriend (we’ll call him Jerry) and his family. We went in August, which is, in all honesty, the best time to travel to Florida. Any travel guide worth their […]
January in Review
My goals for 2017 are simple. Workout more, write more, read more. I bought a Fitbit and have been habitually walking in circles to reach my step goals. I posted an unrealistic to-do list above my desk (I intend to write four rough drafts and do at least two rounds of revision each.) And I hope […]
When Your Books Shame You
Every month, after I post brief reviews of the novels I’ve read, I share a picture of the books I bought that month. My highest record so far is seventeen. The average is about ten. I can only read five to eight books in a month, which means my unread shelves are piling up. In my many poor […]
6 Horror Books to Read in October
When it comes to Halloween, I’m stuck in an awkward phase. I’m too old to trick-or-treat. I don’t have friends who throw parties. And answering the door terrifies me, especially when there are hordes of drooling, bloodied children clawing at me. I don’t really know what to do with myself besides curl up in front of […]
September Reviews
The Golem and the Jinni – Helene Wecker The Golem is created to be an obedient wife. When her master dies, she must find her own way as a Jewish immigrant in 19th century New York. Meanwhile, in Little Syria, the Jinni is released from a flask after 1,000 years and must find a way […]
My August Reads
Dying of heat frustration in Orlando this month really slowed my reading progress. So far I’ve only read 54 books this year. I’ll never make it to 100 at this rate! What I Read in August: Sisters Red – Jackson Pearce Scarlett March obsesses with hunting down Fenris–werewolves that killed her grandmother when she was a […]