I somehow ended up on BookTour.com’s mailing list, so I’ll periodically receive emails about author events. I skim through the list in hopes there’s someone I want to see, and there usually isn’t. But when I spotted a Jonathan Franzen reading for this week, I knew it was an occasion I had to attend.
The event [...]
I kind of forgot to post this last week. Whoops.
As usual, click on title names for full review!
The Secret of Lost Things; Sheridan Hay
I really wanted to like this story. It’s focused around Rosemary, a young girl working in a mysterious bookstore, learning about the world around her. A literary coming-of-age, if you will. [...]
Lately, when I’ve acquired new books, it’s either through paperbackswap or on the free book shelves at work. I don’t remember the last time I wandered the book store and selected things randomly off the shelves. So today, with my list of “wants” and 25% off coupon in hand, I ventured to Borders. And it [...]
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Hush, Hush; Becca Fitzpatrick
I’ll read anything having to do with angels. They’re kind of my thing. What I wasn’t expecting is this basically being the same story as our favorite vampire story, except, well, he’s an angel. And if you know anything about me and how I feel about Twilight, [...]
Video Games
Ace Attorney (series)
It started with a purchase of the first game, Phoenix Wright, on the Wii shop channel ($10! Good deal). Then the following occurred over the course of the month:
Finished the game (in three days *cough*).
Completed Justice for All and Trials and Tribulations (Apollo Justice & Miles Edgeworth: Investigations are waiting patiently in [...]
Video Games
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
I discussed this before and my opinion hasn’t changed. They really improved upon the water travel from Wind Waker, aka, I rather like it now. And digging for treasure is much more entertaining.
What I liked most, though, is the way the story is laid out. In other Zelda titles, I [...]
Television
Glee
During the first season, I was glued to my television. I’d schedule my nights around Glee, stressing that I might miss the first opening scenes or anything in between. But they kind of killed it with the season finale.
I’ve complained of the finale before, so I’ll spare you that. I cracked up during the season [...]
Video Games
EA Active
I admit it—I’m lazy. I’ve tried going to the gym… Three different ones. Granted, I am no longer a member of a gym. Any of them.
But this isn’t so bad. I get home, spend a half-hour or so working out, and I’m done. It tells me exactly what to do and there’s little [...]
I decided it was time to organize my bookshelves on Goodreads. This is quite the task, though, because there are moments I am unsure of my own categories.
Young Adult
I put Shel Silverstein in this catetory, even though I feel he’s too young for it. The American Girl books are stretching it, too. I considered changing [...]
I admit to being one of those people that secretly reads over shoulders whilst on the subway. Not so much because I want to read your book, mind you, but out of mere curiosity as to what you’re indulging in. Most of the time, per the norm of my book geekery, I am disappointed. People [...]
I like things. But I'm weird about it. I ramble about my addictions. I go on for a week about new RAM, listen to the same album over & over for a solid month, or buy a stack of new books when I have two shelves of literature I haven't yet read.
I have also edited that previous paragraph thrice. And I just used the word "thrice" in standard conversation. Yeah.
