March Reading Update: "Jump scare."
Katie makes an attempt at extroversion during a Heated Rivalry event and runs a marathon instead of a turkey trot. The list of DNFs continues to grow and the reading slump persists.Please leave a comm...
16 Mar 33min
Pick of the Week: The Second Death of Locke by V.L. Bovalino
A slow start (Katie had to persevere through the first 50 to 60 percent), but thorough world-building and a rewarding friends-to-lovers romance make this worth the effort. Not quite as emotionally imm...
11 Mar 9min
156. Traitor Son by Melissa Cave (Part 2) "Miche and Remin. I mean, you never know."
So many walls and the weirdest love confession we've read yet.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218333744-traitor-son?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=cYvC4cviR5&rank=1Similar BooksThe Girl of Fir...
9 Mar 16min
Pick of the Week: This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara
There was too much going on for any one aspect of this book to be particularly good. An interesting start with a novel setting led to shoved in tropes and a romance that felt flat and forced. This wou...
4 Mar 9min
155. Traitor Son by Melissa Cave (Part 1) "Bob the Builder plays Age of Empires."
It's not too often that a Pick of the Week turns into a Monday episode but given the similarities to Grace Draven and J.D. Evans, we should've known better.Traitor Son is a bit of a sleeper hit, equal...
2 Mar 29min
Pick of the Week: Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu
Maybe a bit recycled on the plot but what isn't these days? This was a decent read, reminiscent of some the blockbuster romantasy hits.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58650445-heavenly-bodies?ref=...
25 Feb 9min
Netflix's Bridgerton Season 4 "She's acting her t*** off."
This iteration is more faithful to the book than past seasons, perhaps that's why we enjoyed it more? Or maybe it's the acting chops of Katie Leung (Araminta) and Yerin Ha (Sophie), who absolutely kil...
23 Feb 33min
Pick of the Week: Homebound by Lydia Hope
A Lilo and Stitch meet-cute on a Wall-E style Earth featuring Cinderella and a Ken doll?This week's pick is a little unhinged, and while it might not be a good book, it was definitely an enjoyable one...
18 Feb 12min
