I read this on a dare from my friend. We are both Pats fans. Actually, MOST of my male friends who are Pats fans have expressed a horrified fascination that this exists. But none of them are brave enough to read it, so here is me texting the best parts to him as I read though: (For those who are not Pats fans: Rob Gronkowski is like a golden retriever in human form if dogs could play really good football. A 25 year-old tight end, […]
We’re All A Little Richard Mayhew
This is my third Gaiman book, and I am continually impressed by Gaiman’s ability to break down every trope of the genre and rebuild it in a way that both continues to be fantastical but also makes it accessible. “Neverwhere” is a dark, dangerous, high stakes journey that in the hands of any other fantasy writer would need a main character of power, or at least someone with an attribute that sets them apart. But Gaiman chooses to tell his story through someone so average, […]
Having Kids Forces You to Deal with Cliques All OVER AGAIN…
I don’t know if you have children…I also don’t know if you have the same experience… but for me? Having kids is like going back to school all over again as I struggle to navigate the hierarchy of the “room moms” while being a working mother (I’m a high school teacher! you’d think they’d cut me some slack) and not knowing all the ” unwritten rules of smug Kindergarten momhood”. Let’s just say that I’m not going to be Homecoming Queen of the kindergarten moms […]
When A Monster Calls…You Cry, A Lot
I read A Monster Calls written by Patrick Ness (however, the idea conceived by a different writer who succumbed to cancer before she could write it). I believe that the book is actually middle grade lit more than YA lit but I think it’s incredibly well crafted and deals with some dark, dark stuff. Don’t turn your nose up in scorn. This book will destroy you…in the best way possible…kind of? I think I’m still a little damaged by it. A boy named Conor is […]