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December 20, 2018
#FrankenSlam! Review & WrapUp
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life …
December 17, 2018
#AMonthOfFaves ~ Winter Reading
Mon. | Dec 17 – #AMonthofFaves Winter Reading – Your fave reads from last Winter, and /or seasonal reads you love, and 5 books on this year’s winter reading list. When the days are shorter and the nights cooler, I often find myself reaching for ghost stories, gothic novels, or Victorian mysteries. Last year at …
December 13, 2018
Review ~ Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost by John Milton John Milton’s Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for …
December 12, 2018
#AMonthofFaves ~ Routines, Habits and Changes
December 12th – What Worked this Year and/or What Didn’t. What habits, routines or rituals worked for you this year – either something you kept doing – or something new that you started. What did you try that didn’t work … or what did you used to do that no longer works for you. I’m …
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December 10, 2018
#AMonthOfFaves ~ A Day in the Life
Monday, Dec. 10th — A Day (or Weekend) in the Life. What did you do on Saturday, December 8th … or the weekend—December 8-9. Let’s take a peak into each others’ lives as as we chronicle what we all did on that day (or during the weekend). I’ve always wanted to do a Day-in-the-Life tag. …
December 8, 2018
The Bookish Naughty or Nice Tag
Liz @ Travel in Retrospect tagged me! I don’t do a lot of tags because I’m bad with lists. But this one seemed really fun. Thanks, Liz! Rules Tag & link the person who tagged you (See above!) Tag and link me/this post (if you would be so kind, I love reading your answers!) Jenn …
December 7, 2018
Review ~ Unholy Land
This book was provided to me by Tachyon Publications via NetGalley for review consideration. Unholy Land by Lavie Tidhar From the bestselling author of Central Station comes an extraordinary new novel recalling China Miéville and Michael Chabon, entertaining and subversive in equal measures. Lior Tirosh is a semi-successful author of pulp fiction, an inadvertent time …
December 5, 2018
The Black Cat, No. 2, November 1895
Welcome to the second issue of The Black Cat and the Black Cat Project! While this issue weighed in with the same number of pages, fifty, it was a story lighter and all together felt shorter. Also, the stories didn’t feel as strong. Here’s to hoping that issue no. 3 is a return to form. …
December 3, 2018
#AMonthOfFaves ~ These are a few of my favorite things…
For December 3rd the prompt is: [The 2018 Favorites Edition] – e.g. to eat, drink, wear, smell, see, do, enjoy, best purchases, most used gift received, most used purchases, favorite concert, outdoor activity, place visited, most squee worthy moment of the year, etc. You know that song “My Favorite Things”? When I was a kid, …
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December 1, 2018
December 2018 TBR
Between #NonFicNov and #NaNoWriMo, November so busy around here that I can’t believe it’s December already, despite Christmas trees and seasonal music. But December it is. I have a pretty good line-up of books ready to go and for the first time I’ll be participating in #AMonthOfFaves. Should be fun! An ARC that was preempted …
