By: Hayley Green In this fantasy novel, we meet unassuming professor Diana Bishop, who specializes in alchemical texts. When she calls a book from the stacks of the library at Oxford University where she lives and works, she realizes quickly that there is something wrong with it. We find out that Diana has long familial... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Hello, hello! I will not be doing WWW Wednesday this week because I have not finished any books and the post would basically be the same as last week's. So, I thought I'd do a bit of an update since it's been a while. I'm also going to share a piece of... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Hello, hello! Things are crazy hectic right now, so I apologize for the lack of posts and reviews. However, things are slowing down in other areas of my life, so I'm going to be reading a lot these next couple weeks. It's a light-ish week of schoolwork, and next week I'm off... Continue Reading →
Author: Sylvia Stein Synopsis: In The Diary of a Broken Father, Garrison James shares his story from his own perspective of what his life is like now that he decided to go into AA in the hopes of changing his life. He shares the accounts of his daily struggles since his daughter Sara has left... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Happy Friday! I've been eagerly waiting for this week's topic: fictional worlds. You can find the full list of weekly prompts, over at Something of the Book! Let's just jump right in. Here are my top 5 favorite fictional worlds: 5. Erilea For those who don't know, Erilea is the main continent... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie I love holidays. I'm like Buddy the Elf irl, but for more than just Christmas. Although I do love Christmas more than just about everything. I even have a mini purple Christmas tree up all year on one of my bookshelves. Easter is another favorite. It was always the one holiday we'd... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie If you know anything about me, it's probably that I love Harry Potter more than just about anything in this world. That's dramatic, but I've been in love this series and world since I was 9 years old. My sister and I had the first two books before that, but I didn't... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Hello, hello! It’s time for WWW Wednesday!WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Here’s what’s going on in my book world this week: What... Continue Reading →
Author: Sadira Stone Letting him inside could be her salvation…or her undoing. Clara Martelli clings to Book Nirvana, the Oregon bookshop she and her late husband Jared built together. When rising rents and corporate competition threaten its survival, her best hope is their extensive erotica collection, locked behind a red door. In dreams and signs,... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Defy Me is the fifth book in the Shatter Me series, so if you haven’t read the others, this review will have spoilers. I will not include Defy Me spoilers until the very end, though, and I’ll warn you all when I get to that point. You can read my review of... Continue Reading →
Functionally Fictional 