Serial Hobbiest
Refused to decide, so I'm doing it all
Tag: books
The Anthropocene Reviewed – Buddy Read Write-Up One (of Nine)
Being my very first buddy read, literally ever, I really wasn’t sure what to expect from this one. Turns out, buddy reading with a close friend who also enjoys an in-depth critical analysis of character, theme, plot, message, tone and whatever else we may… Continue Reading “The Anthropocene Reviewed – Buddy Read Write-Up One (of Nine)”
Breaking Cycles
The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar My rating: 5 of 5 stars Heart breaking, infuriating, beautiful, tragic.Empowering. When I started writing this review it was a mess of my trying to establish what this book was about. I counted, when it dawned on me… Continue Reading “Breaking Cycles”
Change of Pace
It’s Not Me, It’s You by Mhairi McFarlane My rating: 5 of 5 stars So, just quietly, trigger warning for anyone who’s ever had their heart torn apart by betrayal. This one was a reread for me, so I feel like I should’ve been… Continue Reading “Change of Pace”
Look … It’s a lot
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine My rating: 4 of 5 stars Look, I won’t lie, the cover and title are fairly shocking, immediately conjuring images of Garfield’s owner at a mixer,… Continue Reading “Look … It’s a lot”
I Forget…
Still Alice by Lisa Genova My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m not sure what made me choose this one as an end-of-year read, especially when considering the year it’s been. But for all that, I’m glad I did. Still Alice is a sombre… Continue Reading “I Forget…”
Everyday Experience, Everyday Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk My rating: 4 of 5 stars It took me a while to get all the way through this one and, for all that, I feel… Continue Reading “Everyday Experience, Everyday Trauma”
Next Level Roller Derby
Skid Kids by Michael Franz My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have complicated and possibly overly critical feelings about this one. Firstly, it was an arc read, forwarded my way because I love the Red Rising Saga by Pierce Brown. All things considered,… Continue Reading “Next Level Roller Derby”
A walk into the dark
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review is much longer than most I intend to write. The story was far more complex than most, though, and it took me more than a month to read (Feb… Continue Reading “A walk into the dark”
A Panacea Society Tale
The Rapture by Claire McGlasson My rating: 4 of 5 stars There is something chilling about that space where belief, pretense and psychosis begin to overlap. This book, as can largely be expected from a book about a British religion/cult in the early 1900s,… Continue Reading “A Panacea Society Tale”
Not another stranger in disguise
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris My rating: 4 of 5 stars OK, so rather unexpectedly, I’m very much ok with how this one played out. I think what I love most about this book, is the ending. It is fierce. But it’s difficult… Continue Reading “Not another stranger in disguise”
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