Recent reads

1/20/26. A murder mystery that didn't take itself too seriously, which made it much more fun. I really liked the main magician character, so I will likely keep reading this series.

1/20/26. A murder mystery that didn't take itself too seriously, which made it much more fun. I really liked the main magician character, so I will likely keep reading this series.

1/16/26. This one drove me a little nuts for the first half - it's kind of hard to do a paranormal book after 6 other perfectly grounded books with the same characters. But once the murders actually started it got a lot better.

1/16/26. This one drove me a little nuts for the first half - it's kind of hard to do a paranormal book after 6 other perfectly grounded books with the same characters. But once the murders actually started it got a lot better.

1/11/26. Continuing on my Kingsolver reread kick. For every good thing that happens to Taylor in The Bean Trees, she gets kicked around in this sequel. Still a wonderful read for this incredibly difficult time of my life in motherhood.

1/11/26. Continuing on my Kingsolver reread kick. For every good thing that happens to Taylor in The Bean Trees, she gets kicked around in this sequel. Still a wonderful read for this incredibly difficult time of my life in motherhood.

1/9/26. This book infuriated me - I just could not stand the main character, which I guess is the point. But I almost wish I stopped reading because she was so incredibly over--the-top ridiculous. I think this book was meant for an audience that coul

1/9/26. This book infuriated me - I just could not stand the main character, which I guess is the point. But I almost wish I stopped reading because she was so incredibly over--the-top ridiculous. I think this book was meant for an audience that could relate to her more?

1/5/26. I loved this, through and through. Mostly a great picture of a sweet, incredibly smart, and lonely young girl, with a side of (very realistic) dystopia.

1/5/26. I loved this, through and through. Mostly a great picture of a sweet, incredibly smart, and lonely young girl, with a side of (very realistic) dystopia.

1/3/26. This was a fun, quick, mystery even if the resolution was somewhat silly. The characters were a bit too manufactured but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

1/3/26. This was a fun, quick, mystery even if the resolution was somewhat silly. The characters were a bit too manufactured but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

1/2/26. I loved the voice actor but the narrator herself kind of killed me. If this was a lot shorter I would have enjoyed it more - good social commentary - but the various conclusion jumps and asides frustrated me.

1/2/26. I loved the voice actor but the narrator herself kind of killed me. If this was a lot shorter I would have enjoyed it more - good social commentary - but the various conclusion jumps and asides frustrated me.