It's funny how frequently we feel we need to defend our reading choices. At least, I do. And, it seems others do too based on the amount of articles and posts I read with explanations. Specifically, we feel the need to justify why we read Young Adult fiction when we are more adult than young. [...]
As discussed, February was a strange month. I know, I know, six books is a decent chunk out of my annual reading challenge. As February closed, my reading challenge clocks in with 15 books out of 75 read. According to Goodreads, I am 1 book ahead of schedule. Suspect, Goodreads, suspect. Anyway, when I started [...]
Some books take us into a deep exploration of our inner selves. Especially memoirs. The battle between good and evil. Our struggle between virtue and vice. A good memoir can take us deep into the mind of someone else. Give us a glimpse at their internal struggles. They can help us see ourselves, see our [...]
I love clouds. Love them. And not just the insanely cute fluffy marshmallow puffs in the sky. All of them. I love clouds that are dark and stormy, airy and wispy, flat and grey. I love them all. I have a theory on why. When I was in college, I befriended a group of exchange [...]
While February was an odd month, January ended up being a pretty productive reading month. I read 9 books. Hooray! Now, I don't know what the rules are, (or even if there are rules), but #bookishconfessions: Two of the books I had started in December. One of the them was mostly read in January (Queen [...]
Somehow the month of February passed and it feels like a day. Depression is weird like that. I don't mean to imply that I spent the entire month lying on the floor of my closet with a blanket clutched around me. I didn't. Although, some days felt like it. In reality, most of the days, [...]
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