I read Dracula in August of this year. Not the book you think of when you think “Summer Reading,” but sometimes books just find you at the right time and they won’t be ignored.  And as an aside, it’s funny that we associate the novel, the Count, the bats, the entire thing with Halloween, with… Continue reading

I treated myself to a couple of books for my birthday back in January, and The Beguiling, by Zsuzsi Gartner was one of them. As is typical for me, I can’t remember where I read/heard about the book (I really should come up with a system, like a note in my phone or something equally… Continue reading

I finished Cold Earth at lunchtime yesterday, a day where the sun was shining through my living room windows, warming my hair, and causing me to shed my ever-present (since the pandemic started, really) hoodie. And yet, I shivered as I read the final pages. It’s just that sort of book, and really the best… Continue reading

This is, in case you aren’t sure, the title of a book I recently read. It is not a command or anything like that. Just to be clear. 2020 is a wild ride and I suppose anything is possible so disclaimers such as these are…necessary, perhaps. I started this book months ago – possibly pre-pandemic,… Continue reading

On Monday I was looking for a book to read, and rather than glance at the stack of books beside me in the living room, or at the stack of books in my bedroom, I decided to wander to yet another room and peruse my to-read bookcase (yes, I have an entire bookcase dedicated to… Continue reading

It is not at all unusual for me to cry while reading a book. Or any time, really. It’s kind of who I am, a real crier. And when I am extremely invested in characters and the situations they find themselves in, becoming emotional (aka a hot mess) is not much of a stretch for… Continue reading