I played a lot of Golden Eye when I was in college... and my friends and I made sure to tune in every time TBS had a Bond marathon. But I have never read any of Fleming's books. They have always been on my TBR, but a ways down there. All of these factors brought... Continue Reading →
BookBlogging… How do I rate children’s books?
So... I started to read this book: And after about 3 pages I was cringing. The jokes were bad... I mean really bad. And then I started thinking about audience... who is this graphic novel written for? How the heck would I know what was funny to a 2nd grader? Then my mind skipped to... Continue Reading →
Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse
Tuesday was a good morning! Resistance Reborn automatically dropped into my Kindle after preorder. Happy Oatmeal. Premise: A group of missions aimed to fortify the rebel numbers between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. After the decimation of the forces on Crait, the Rebellion is in turmoil. There are only a few remaining... Continue Reading →
Super YA Friday: The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid by Kirk Scroggs
First off. I love this book. Russell Weinwright is the Swamp Kid... his parents adopted him after he was found as a baby wrapped in vines just outside of Baton Rouge. Now he's a middle-schooler with algae for hair, tree trunk sized arm, and vines that blast out of his body when he goes into... Continue Reading →
The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore
I read Doore's first in The Ghadid series and I liked it, especially the setting. Ghadid is harsh city in the middle of the desert filled with warring politicians and a clan of assassins. The POV shifts to Thana in this book; she is the daughter of Serpent, the famed leader of the killers. After... Continue Reading →