The Secret History of the Pink Carnation – Reviewed on KatsCannon “The French just said he was a damned nuisance. Or they would have had they the good fortune to speak English. Instead being French they were forced to say it in their own language.” I know you’ll be shocked when you discover I’m reading yet another book that is part of a series (well, maybe you are – if you are only reading CBR7, you don’t know my reading proclivities as yet). However, this […]
CBR Gift Exchange HUZZAH! Thank you, Ale!
Ale sent me some lovely prezzies. Look! I am so excited that I may review something other than a kissing book for once and I have already bookmarked the dresses I will be having made when I get around to winning the lottery. There may have been (totally there was) some Kermit flailing especially when I looked through What People Wore When and saw how thorough it was. Oh joy! Oh rapture! Thank you to faintingviolet for organizing the exchange and thank you to Ale […]
Short tale by Flynn a worthwhile read
The Grownup was originally published likely to fill the gap in new Gillian Flynn product a few years after Gone Girl released and Flynn has been preoccupied with various television outings,including the HBO adaptation of Utopia with David Fincher. The Grownup first appeared in a collection of short stories called Rogues last year, curated by George R.R. Martin. Another writer who does everything else short of writing his their next book. But I digress. Since Flynn stormed the charts with the brilliant Gone Girl there […]
A classic gets a pleasant but unnecessary sequel.
The Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, is one of my favorite books. I love the language, the sly wit, and the simple but timeless story of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge. I will confess I’ve never given much thought to what came next but this book is here to answer that question. For those familiar with A Christmas Carol you will immediately notice the descriptions and setup in the sequel is the same as the first book. The book is divided into the same […]