You guys, this is so good. I’m not even sure why I expected it not to be. Several people recommended it, and while I value their opinions and everything, I really thought it would be gimmicky or god forbid, cute. It’s a little bit of the former but none of the latter. It’s hard to say a lot without being spoilerific and besides, like another ‘baller said, it’s probably better to go in not knowing much. The very basic outline is that Jane, a young […]
Oh, yeah, dirtbag, no, she doesn’t know what she’s missin’
Did you know that Stephen King has a wife who is herself an extremely talented author? Well, he does, and Tabitha King has written one of my all-time favorite books that isn’t by Diana Gabaldon. Definitely on my top five list, One on One is the story of Sam Styles, small town high school basketball god, genial giant, stutterer, all around good kid, and listener of terrible music, and Deanie Gauthier, aka the Mutant. Deanie is also a basketball star, but is better known for her […]
Overblown and underwhelming
Normally, when I post a review of Hannah’s books on here and tweet the link, I’ll include her twitter handle. She gives good chat on there and also reads the reviews (she commented on something specific in one of mine, so it’s not like she was just all “oh thanks” about it). I won’t be doing it on this one, because holy fucking shit I thought this book was absolutely terrible. Admittedly, I’ve read the books out of sequence, which doesn’t help matters. I started […]
A book I feared more than necessary
I started this book a while ago. Then I got pregnant and I put it down. It’s been almost a year since having my first son and I only just felt emotionally safe enough to read it. I think probably most adults faced with the imminent prospect of children think, however fleetingly, about what to do if their child is just…. bad. I didn’t want those thoughts in my head as I grew and got to know my baby son, so I waited to pick […]