There is no right way to react to grief, but I’m pretty sure we can all agree that heroin is the wrong way. Yet that is one of the paths Cheryl Strayed pursues in the wake of her mother’s death. Others include divorce, promiscuity, failing to finish school, and undertaking a solo trek into theContinue reading “Wild by Cheryl Strayed: A Menu”
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Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz
I don’t watch much television. I only have one that, oddly enough, I bought on eBay. I don’t have cable and my antenna reception is full of static, so I often rely on Netflix. The only problem with this? I’m never aware of current series, I’m always about a year behind. So this means IContinue reading “Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz”
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
This Dark Road to MercyPublisher: William MorrowSource: Publisher (via TLC Book Tours) Easter and Ruby are sisters living in Gastonia, North Carolina, near the border of Appalachia. Their mother is dead and their father, Wade, might as well be, having signed away his parental rights years ago. The sisters don’t give him a second thought until he shows upContinue reading “This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash”
The Ploughmen by Kim Zupan
As I sit here, it just so happens – conveniently – that a raging thunderstorm is passing over the city. If there is any review that deserves to be written while surrounded by dark and gloomy weather, it is The Ploughmen by Kim Zupan. The novel opens with one of the darkest scenes I’ve read in recentContinue reading “The Ploughmen by Kim Zupan”
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran
How to Build a Girl Publisher: Harper Source: Publisher (via TLC Book Tours) “Wolverhampton, in 1990, looks like something bad happened to it. ‘Something bad did happen to it,’ Dad explains as we go down Cleveland Street. ‘Thatcher.’ My father has a very personal and visceral loathing of Margaret Thatcher. Growing up, my understanding is that, at some point inContinue reading “How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran”
Cry Father by Benjamin Whitmer
Every once in a while you read a book that you absolutely love – seriously, it may be the best thing I’ve read all year – and have no one to recommend it to. Cry Father is not a book for everybody. It’s not even for most people. I’m honestly not sure who it is for. BecauseContinue reading “Cry Father by Benjamin Whitmer”
Trilobites and Other Stories by Breece D’J Pancake
“We will live on mangoes and love.” There are few things I love more than a good short story, but when you combine geology and a bleak coming of age tale – I am sold. Although I am a bit ashamed to admit that I first became interested in this collection because of the author’sContinue reading “Trilobites and Other Stories by Breece D’J Pancake”
Just After Sunset by Stephen King
(This is going to be a super professional review. Because that’s me – super professional – in a nutshell.) Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society… Aliens scare the piss out of me. This is not news. I don’t exactly know why. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with watching Alien at far too young ofContinue reading “Just After Sunset by Stephen King”
The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero
I wouldn’t say that I have a lot of special skills in life, but one of the things I am really good at is procrastinating. Give me a deadline and I will find you ten reasons I cannot possibly do said thing by set time, including, but not limited to, things like rewatching seasons 1-4Continue reading “The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero”
The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams
Quintessential quin·tes·sen·tial, kwintəˈsenchəl / adjective: representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class. To me, The Secret Life of Violet Grant is quintessential beach reading. It’s light, but not fluffy. It’s absorbing, but with the joy of escapism. It’s quite a lot of fun, although it’s not without issues. In theContinue reading “The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams”
flannel and folklore 