Review: When She Woke
Amanda “She’d crossed into a place where truth, even if it was brutal, was all she had to offer.” -Hillary Jordan, When She Woke In a not-too-distant future, people who commit…
August 2017
Character Playlist: Seth Wearing
Happy music Monday! I’ve been trying to make this a thing, but haven’t been the most consistent. But I’m trying! This week, my playlist is dedicated to Seth Wearing, the…
A Series of Unfortunate Re-reads: Part 3
The books are starting to get longer as I get further into the series, and they’re taking me a little longer than the beginning! This week, I finished books 7…
Review: Things I Should Have Known
“It’s like people have a place in their brain for normal, and they have a place in their brain for something obviously wrong, but they can’t deal with something just…
Character Playlist: Violet Baudelaire
In the midst of my re-read of The Series of Unfortunate Events, I though it was fitting to choose one of the Baudelaire orphans to make a playlist for this…
A Series of Unfortunate Re-Reads: Part 2
I am absolutely flying through these books! While this isn’t particularly surprising, as I’m a fast reader and these books aren’t super long, I’ll probably slow down a bit as…
Review: We Are Still Tornadoes
“If you can’t forgive someone you’re close to for making a mistake, then why do apologies even exist?” -Michael Kun and Susan Mullen, We Are Still Tornadoes As Cath gets…
A Series of Unfortunate Re-reads: Part 1
Imagine this: 9-year-old Amanda, going to the library in 4th grade and picking out books. Stumbling upon the Series of Unfortunate Events and becoming curious–what kind of book openly deters…
Review: True Letters from a Fictional Life
“I’ve always wanted to wake up one day in a world where I liked the right people, and they liked me in return. I worry it’ll never happen.” –Kenneth Logan,…
Character Playlist: Wade Watts
It’s music Monday! At least, that’s the goal I’m working toward: a new playlist every Monday. This week, given that we just got a trailer for the much anticipated movie…