June Wrap Up

News I did say in May I might not be around very much in June, and it’s true, I wasn’t. I’m going through some rough personal things I’d rather not splash all across the internet. Which also means no news. I failed again in my Project Silver Brumby attempt to read both Moon Filly that […]

What’s Wrong With Platonic Relationships?

Why is everyone shipping platonic relationships into sexual/romantic ones? Is there no value on platonic relationships? I remember watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and begging – begging – the director not to change it from the book as Harry and Hermione danced inside the tent. The sexual tension between them killed me because […]

Abhorsen has used Saraneth to bind me into loving this series

Abhorsen has used Saraneth to bind me into loving this series

Despite their new destinies, Lirael and Sam continue their plan to recue Nick and stop whatever he is unearthing. Slowly the pair come to discover what it is: Lirael embraces her destiny as not only the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, but a Remembrancer as well, someone who can See the past like her Clayr sisters can See the […]

Zelah Green: Queen of Clean and Not Much Else

Zelah Green: Queen of Clean and Not Much Else

SUMMARY/PLOT Zelah’s stepmother can’t handle her OCD, so she tries to ship her off to a mental hospital. Zelah ends up in Forest Road House under the care and guidance of a lovely female doctor with some other misfits – an anorexic, a cutter, and a mute. There she learns to face her OCD and […]

Mid Year Check In Freak Out

I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect on the resolutions I set myself in January and see how I’ve progressed. I can’t even remember half of them off the top of my head, so taking a look at them again is a good opportunity to see if/how I’ve progressed and to reaffirm where I […]

5 Reasons Why I Won’t Join Your Book Clubs

As a known reader, I’m often being invited to or suggested that I attend or start my own book club. I can’t think of a worse idea. Not only does it mean I’d have to leave my house for a commitment once a week (or whenever) including in the rain and cold, but I don’t […]