Seven journal-y type posts about my bookish adventures in 2023. The most important and worthwhile bookish thing I did this year is that the Howl’s Moving Castle trilogy by Diana Wynne Jones (Howl’s Moving Castle, Castle In the Air, and House of Many Ways) came out with new covers by Josee Shimazaki (pictured), I instantly […]
Ah, Branderson. How I hate this man. All the more annoying that he is once again successful at writing for children as well as sitting upon his piles of money. Incredibly snarky humor. Great breaking of the fourth wall. Fantastic use of mayhem as a weapon. Four stars and I’m so mad about it. Storygraph […]
“But what’s the point in doing something if I’m not an expert at it? People will just laugh at me.” “If you’e learning something and growing and doing your best and getting better at it all the time, then what’s there to laugh at?” Aven has to pick something to do for the talent show, and […]
Obligatory I did not read the first in this series. When you’re a kid, you don’t really understand like, levels of Terribleness, which is weirdly reflected in this book. Evie’s step-mom says that because her puppy stole a hot dog from another set of campers, the police might come and take away her puppy, and […]
Obligatory note that I did not read the original adventures of Miss Petitfour. I really enjoyed this book, which reminds me of classics such as Edgar Eager’s books, and The Phantom Tollbooth and Miss Piggly-Wiggly. Miss Petitfour likes to have adventures that are “just the right size” for a “single, magical day”. Also, she has […]
Okay so first of all. THIS COVER ART. I’m SO in love with it. This is like. A More Adult version of CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell? It’s a slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance. The vibes are HORNY. Is it written well? NO. Is it written fun? YES. It’s basically like if you were reading someone else’s […]