My fifth year as a Cannonballer comes to a close with Janelle Brown's Watch Me Disappear which centers on Jonathan Flannigan and his daughter, Olive, as they approach the first anniversary of the disappearance and presumed death of matriarch Billie Flannigan. As Jonathan struggles to make ends meet … [Read more]
“When I was born, the word for what I was did not exist.”
Circe has been topping a lot of people's Best Of books this year and for good reason. It is a well written, interesting take on several well known Greek myths but doesn't require an extensive knowledge of Greek mythology to enjoy (although Madeline Miller is obviously a Greek mythology fan … [Read more]
“It’s a brave new world, Mr. Portman, And we’ll be right behind you.”
No exaggeration- it took me an entire month to finish Ransom Rigg's Map of Days. I could say that the lure of television, the Internet and an endless calendar of holiday activities that impeded my ability to complete the fourth installment of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children but that wouldn't be … [Read more]
“We eat for our stomachs, but we hunger with our hearts.”
Happy New Year's Eve Eve, welcome to my last minute slew of reviews to catch myself up before CBR10 officially comes to a close! I'm a big Top Chef fan, despite my occasionally toddler like food preferences, and was pleasantly surprised by host Padma Lakshmi's memoir which covered both her … [Read more]