"What's the cube root of eight?" the computer asks. "Where am I?" I say again. This time, it's easier. "Incorrect. What's the cube root of eight?" I take a deep breath and speak slowly. "Two times e to the two-i-pi." "Incorrect. What's the cube root of eight?" But I wasn't incorrect. I just wanted to … Continue reading Book Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Still, “Maybe we should call these The Happy Years,” he told Jude one morning. […] “I don’t know,” Jude said, and although he could only see the edge of his face, Willem could tell he was smiling. “Isn’t that tempting fate a little?” - A Little Life: The Happy Years - So, I finally read … Continue reading Book Review: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Warning: In addition to loads of spoilers, mature content, and highly inappropriate language, this review includes a whole bunch of opinions that might be offensive to people who really love this series. So read at your own risk! Don’t say I didn’t warn you. “The black water nipping at her thrashing heels was freezing.” A … Continue reading My Very Spoilery Thoughts on A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
** DISCLAIMER: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Nevertheless, all opinions presented here are my own. ** “My conviction is that education must be about thinking – not training a specific set of skills.” Normally, I’m extremely picky when it comes to accepting review requests. What with one … Continue reading Book Review: How to Think Like Shakespeare by Scott Newstok
Happy Friday, everyone! I know, I know - two book reviews in one week? Even though I don't particularly like writing them? Something must be wrong with me 😂 But then again, university started this week, and I need to make the most of being able to read and blog until the first homework assignments … Continue reading Book Review: Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
“These are the times that scare her the most, the beginnings and endings: this is when the world is most unpredictable.”- The Betrayals The Betrayals is a book that sneaks up on you. The first couple of chapters, you will probably be hopelessly confused as to what is going on, who these characters are, and … Continue reading Book Review: The Betrayals by Bridget Collins
“Why is it forbidden to write down specific knowledge of the magics? Perhaps because we all fear that such knowledge would fall into the hands of one not worthy to use it.”(Royal Assassin, p. 1) Happy Sunday, everyone! I wasn’t actually planning on posting today, but ever since I finished Royal Assassin yesterday, my mind … Continue reading Spoilery Book Review: Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
The creature didn't know what they meant. [...] I'm not called Keeper, she said. I don't have a name. You're confusing me with someone else.Help us! they cried. What's wrong with you? You're the hero of Winterkeep! You're supposed to protect us!Deciding to pretend she couldn't hear them, she sank down into the blackness of … Continue reading Book Review: Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you've all had a great first week of February! I'm currently in the middle of studying for finals, so I wouldn't necessarily say mine has been wonderful, but things are definitely looking better than in January. Between my cat dying, me injuring my foot, and university stress, I'm ready to … Continue reading What I Read in January 2021
A girl is running for her life.The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, opening line You know how there are some books that suck you in immediately, that you can't put down until you've read that last sentence, ones that you still think about days after finishing them? Well, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was … Continue reading Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Happy Friday, everyone! A lot has happened this past week - I'm still getting used to my mysterious new font, the government announced Germany would be going back into lockdown starting next week ( *Yay, now that I'm finally almost done with exams and would actually have time to do stuff* 😅), and I passed … Continue reading Book Review: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
Hi everyone! Another month has come and gone - and way too fast, if you ask me! I need more time! Seriously, I'm not kidding... For those of you who want to know what I'm up against, this is my exam schedule: September 21: British and American LiteratureSeptember 22: English LinguisticsSeptember 24: Text Production & … Continue reading What I Read in August 2020
Hi everyone! My friend and I have finally finished our buddy-read of Midnight Sun! And let me tell you – I enjoyed it immensely 😁😂 Yes, it was absolutely ridiculous and horribly misogynistic, but I still loved every minute of it. There’s just something about the way Stephenie Meyer writes that has me absolutely lapping … Continue reading My Very Spoilery Thoughts on Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
Hi everybody! In celebration of my university semester ending, I decided to take the weekend off before I went into full-on exam revision mode, which means I had some spare time to write. All this is to say: You're getting an extra post this week 😉 Anyway, since my friend and I finally finished buddy-reading … Continue reading Book Review: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Happy Friday, everyone! (Or happy whatever-other-day-you're-reading-this-on!) As you can tell, I finally jumped on the bandwagon and read Felix Ever After 😊 And let me just say: In opinion, the hype surrounding this book is 100% justified. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and found Felix's perspective to be really new and refreshing. I've read very … Continue reading Book Review: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Maybe I should complain about my books not getting here on time more often, because literally the minute I publicly aired my grievances about the lateness of this preorder in my Book Spine Poetry post, the mailman arrived with a package for me!! And, as soon as I got my hands on this book, I … Continue reading Rambly First Thoughts on The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Marie Rutkoski's The Winner's Curse trilogy is one of my favorite fantasy series out there, so when I heard that she had written a new book, I obviously had to read it 🙂 Many thanks to altheareads for putting it on my radar, since I somehow managed to complete miss hearing about this! Overall, this … Continue reading Book Review: The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
I found a book that made me cry! That in itself is such a rare occurrence that The How and the Why deserves more attention than it will probably get in my what is sure to be endlessly long April wrap-up 😉 But I also just really needed a break from e-university, because while isolation … Continue reading Book Review: The How and The Why by Cynthia Hand
I saw an early screening of Crimes of Grindelwald on Wednesday and read the screenplay first thing yesterday when it came out, so keep in mind that these are just my preliminary thoughts. However, while I loved being in this world again and enjoyed the movie, I thought there were a lot of glaring plot … Continue reading The Crimes of Grindelwald – My Initial Thoughts
Some Basic Info: Title: Absalom, Absalom! Author: William Faulkner Genre: Southern Gothic fiction (modern classic) First Published: 1936 Date Read: October 14-18, 2018 Rating: 2/5 Stars Goodreads Summary: Published in 1936, Absalom, Absalom! is considered by many to be William Faulkner's masterpiece. Although the novel's complex and fragmented structure poses considerable difficulty to readers, the book's … Continue reading Spoilery Book Review: Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
