i want to say we have too many books. but can you ever have too many books?! i often envy Modern Ms. Darcy for having a job that revolves around books. i can’t keep up. in my good pace, i read about a book a month. lately, the pace is terrible. (i know i owe a […]
Moreso according to my Instagram post, this arrived 5 weeks ago. at that point, i thought i would dive into it and be done in 3 days. not my best showing for getting through a book for sure y’all, but considering this is the first thing in a while that i have actually finished and […]
Morejeez, y’all. it seems to be taking me forever to get through a book lately — if i get through it at all. i still blame the months and months i struggled with The Goldfinch for throwing me off. i had been on pretty much a 3-4 week/book clip for over a year when that […]
Moregorgeous photo: MercerMe gosh, i could never pick just one. hi, i’m an English major, writer and sporadically avid reader. check out my nightstand for a taste of what i read on the regular. promise it isn’t deep or super-literary or much of anything out of the ordinary! when i’m on my game, i go […]
Moreoh yes, i did. that’s right. go ahead. judge me. i couldn’t care less. so my literary tastes are shallow and vapid. so i have a penchant for stories that include gloriously gratuitous excess of money, drugs and sex. i don’t care. i can’t think of anything i’m more excited about right now than snuggling […]
MoreGoldfinch, your days are numbered. specifically, numbered 2. this delicious distraction arrives on Wedensday. i have tried to make this work with you for 5 entire months of my life that i will never get back. ever. i need a break. love you. mean it. Emma update 23 Aug 2014 so is it too […]
Moreif you’ve read my About page, you already know i’m a confessed book club failure. here’s the proof. i started this book for book club in um, February? not only did i not finish it in time for our first meeting in March, i’m not sure i’m even halfway through yet. it’s not that i […]
Morenormally, i love these kinds of stories that are a deeper dive into people and events i already know and love. not sure if it’s Fowler’s writing style or the voice she created for Zelda, but i just can not seem to care about any of it. i’ve spent maybe 2 months getting less than […]
Morecompletely not ideal to finish this on the plane to Vegas and be left with nothing to read poolside the whole weekend. alas, i was so engrossed, i just kind of assumed it would keep going simply because i wanted it to. loved the twists in this love-story-gone-wrong. halfway through, i knew someone would end […]
Moreso loved this! a bit of a slow start had me wondering if i would make it through, but the characters are great and you won’t believe the shit the main character endures. since i never do my research before picking any of these books, i was surprised to learn afterward that the author is […]
Moreokay, so i’m a total 80s nerd and had to read this partly just because it’s Molly Ringwald for god’s sake! but it was actually amazing. a series of stories with intertwined characters, with the central theme of betrayal. really beautifully written and amazing characters with compelling stories from page 1. can’t wait ’til she […]
Moremaybe it was the difference between reading a real book instead of a (fabulously) tawdry scandal that writes itself, but i just could not force my brain to get into this one. i had been so excited after Little Bee, but just did not fall in love with the characters instantly in this one like […]
Moreseriously cannot remember the last time i finished a book in a week. one week. granted, i had some free time on a business trip and a flight home, but still. of course, i loved this one. i vividly remember eating this up when the whole epic scandal broke on Wonkette several years ago, so […]
Morethis one was recommended by a good friend who shares my love of a Dominic Dunne novel. not quite the same, but it definitely didn’t disappoint. i mean, how can you go wrong with rich New Yorkers in the 30s? there’s romance, mystery and a lot of gin to keep turning pages for.
Moreso shallow and vapid. and delicious 😉 god, i really needed an easy read after that last one. let’s get real. Babe Walker is ridiculous (i hate my vagina), but totally the kind of ridiculous i can relate to (it’s so hard being me). and that makes all the difference. plus, this one made me […]
Moregod, i hate a sassy fat girl. seriously. if i had know that’s what i was getting into with this one, i probably wouldn’t have. but i got sucked in by the cute cover art and the next thing you know, i’m hating this main character for over a month. gaaaah. for some reason, i […]
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Peaches & Poppycock 