Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing is every bit as thrilling as you've heard. It offers readers a rich tapestry of action, enchantment, and romance that is simply unputdownable. However, it's best suited for mature readers, given its liberal use of profanities. The protagonist, Violet, is an intri...
I’m still a bit traumatized by this book. It was going so well until the last 3 chapters…then… Like many who read Fourth Wing, I was anxiously awaiting the release of Iron Flame. I’d pre-ordered WAY too many versions of this title, but I was ready. I re-read Fourth Wing the...
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly Hopper Stone If you haven’t had a chance to check out the now Academy Award-nominated film, Shetterly’s best-selling book tells the true story...
As a very little girl, among children’s books I liked The Story about Ping with Kurt Wiese’s illustrations. Ping is a duckling who lives with his extended duck family on a boat on China’s Yangtze River. He’s a very sympathetic character. One evening he accidentally runs away and dec...
I liked it. Helpful Report BILLIE 5.0 out of 5 stars You will want to keep a copy of this in your library. Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2019 Verified Purchase I've had this book for years. Lots of wisdom in it. I loaned it to a friend, and she returned it, wan...
Fourth Wingby Rebecca Yarros: This book is everywhere (including all over the bestseller lists), but I know I first became aware of it via multiple TTT posts. The Celebrantsby Steven Rowley: The only one on this list that I’ve actually read! I had skipped right by it originally, but ...
Fourth Wingby Rebecca Yarros – This was the book of the year. I don’t remember the last time that people were excited about the release of a book. The sequel,Iron Flamegot the full Midnight release party treatment. Violet has a chronic illness that makes her a poor candidate to be a...
“This book begins with a dive into the sea, down into the deep and back again, encountering various creatures on the way. The pages are designed to be held and angled in different ways so that the reader can explore the depths and the two sides of the sea’s surface.”–Artist’s ...
The West Wing has (I’m talking acutal public service, not conventions, etc.). This book is a combination of reflections on the show and what those associated with it have done in the real world. Whatever the show’s political shortcomings may be, you gotta admire that and want to bask...
We have had leaders of decency, integrity, intelligence, equanimity; still, even during the terms of “No Drama Obama” there could be, ultimately, no relaxing. The festering turds of racism and Right Wing Fuckery were stewing in their resentment, fermenting and fomenting their schemes, throwing...