Seasonal Reading

I was given this book as part of the book swap, and it was the perfect read for me. In fact, I have written a thousand words a day the last several days which I owe in part to reading this. Mostly what I enjoyed was the support the author provides writers in the sense

“Ancillary Sword” Ann Leckie There was no disappointment for me with book number two in Leckie’s trilogy. Already being familiar with the vocabulary allowed me to more quickly immerse myself in the world than I had with the first book. Oh, what a world it is! The characters are somewhat archetypal, but nuanced and surprising.

I started the challenge with a book that I am most certainly incapable of finishing in one sitting- hopefully I will get through it before the challenge is over at all!  It is an exquisitely beautiful meditation on Beauty by Celtic mystic, John O’Donohue. To be perfectly honest, I chose this to counteract…  provide a

Warning: Inevitable Spoiler Alert Overall rating: 3.0/5 I started off with this book because I figured it would be an easier read than some others on my list, since it is considered a YA novel. However, I honestly don’t think this book is appropriate for the typical YA audience! Based on the title, I sort

I’ve just finished the first book on my list, like family by Paolo Giordano–it helps to have picked a short one, only 146 pages and small ones, too: the book itself is tiny, measuring only 5×7 inches, so the pages themselves don’t have that many words.  But what words they have! This is a resonant