It has been a long semester (case in point: I'm 50 reviews behind, and am currently typing this on my phone at the dealership, because my husband's trusty car has finally given up the ghost). So thanks to magical Christmas elf mathildehoeg for impeccable timing and beautiful gifts. I look forward … [Read more]
Review roundup! Female-centric thillers
I badly need to catch up with writing reviews, but don't really have the inclination to write long and individual reviews for books that were mostly 'meh'. I sometimes pick up thrillers when I need a break from fantasy, and this review covers several that I've read since the early summer, in order … [Read more]
Demons, and the Devil — Book Exchange!
Came home to a nice package in my mailbox, and these two lovely gifts from Malin! I might already have started reading Silver in the Road last night before deciding I should put it away so I could, you know. Sleep. And the Picture of Dorian Grey is probably my favorite thing Oscar Wilde wrote, so … [Read more]
“He who knows he has enough is rich.”
This year has been a wacky one, to say the least. In the midst of turmoil, I've tried to provide myself with a "spiritual roll-cage" to stay alive and reasonably well. A big piece of that has been reading books to nourish the soul. I bought my particular copy of the Tao Te Ching in high school, read … [Read more]