The third and final book of the Renegades series has a lot going on. Reversals are the name of the game. Characters go from allies to enemies to allies again. Characters are in and out of jail. Couples fall in and out and in love. One group's moment of triumph turns into their biggest defeat. Talk about action packed ( Read more... )

This is the second book in the Renegades series and it only took me the better part of a month to finish it. Remember the days when I could read a book and a half a week? Now that I've got a tablet, I'm reading fanfic every time I sit down on the couch so I basically only read books at lunch. Ah, well.

This book picks up right where the last one ( Read more... )

My friend C---- has a nasty habit of buying me the first book in a fun series, leaving me to shell out for the rest. This year was no exception. I literally walked into a bookstore for the next two books in the series minutes after I finished reading this one.

Thirty years after Ace Anarchy 's revolution destabilized the world's governments, a ( Read more... )

I have gotten so bad about reading actual books these days. Where once I could zip through a really good book in a matter of days, it now takes me weeks to make it through even books which I enjoy. WTF self? How did this happen? Whatever. On to the book review!

What I just finished

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz. In a world were ( Read more... )

 Man, it has been a while since I updated. I went to Denmark for a week, had a great Thanksgiving and actually did a bunch of stuff worth sharing, but naw. Nothing written. I'd say I don't know why I'm like this, but, yeah, I totally do. Whatever. On to the book I finally finished!

Wednesday Reading

The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia. It ( Read more... )

This has been a month. As I mentioned back in my last Wednesday Reading post back in September, my cat Cumulus went into renal failure. What followed was a whole lot of running around trying to find him medical care. Let me tell you, the Cornell University Companion Animal Hospital is pricy, but they get the job done. Once I brought my sweet boy ( Read more... )

This was a fund week and by fun I mean crazy stressful. My cat, Cumulus, went into renal failure over the weekend, so there was a lot of running around trying to get him treatment. He's on the mend, thank goodness, but it hasn't been fun for either of us. I should be able to take him home tomorrow.

On to Wednesday reading stuff.

What I just finished

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A day late and a dollar short, I'm finally getting around to doing my Wednesday reading. Of course, my plans for more consistent posting have gone out the window. I just never feel my life is exciting enough to justify a post. Like, I mowed the lawn yesterday. Yay!

What I just finished

The Martian by Andy Weir. I'd enjoyed the movie, so, when I saw ( Read more... )

Just finished reading

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. The book is a highly fictionalized account of the real-life Dominican revolutionaries Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal, who were assassinated by the Trujillo regime on November 25, 1960. Each chapter was told from a different sister's POV, including the sole surviving ( Read more... )

The thing about childhood nostalgia is realizing that sometimes the things you have fond memories of are actually crap. I mostly find this to be true with films and cartoons, but the books I remember loving actually hold up pretty well. I wonder why that is?

What I just finished

The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope - Upon re-reading, it's pretty ( Read more... )