Below is my second vlog marking December 2, and a dark turn in the short story advent calendar. The chocolate was delicious as always though, so that’s nice.
Unfortunately Pearl and Smokey don’t make any appearances in this video, and my background is a sad gray wall because I hid in my basement while my toddler napped. I hope to get our Christmas tree up in the next few days so I can record some videos in front of it!
Years ago I read the book The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and really enjoyed it. Since then, many similar ‘circus’ books have been successfully published and sold. The circus setting is one that gives authors a great deal of characters, conflicts, and magic to play with, almost anything set under the big top is…
So full disclosure here: I’ve seen the Hunger Games movies, but I haven’t actually read the books (gasp!). Why would a book-lover like me not read the books if I enjoyed the movies? Well, dystopian sci-fi isn’t really my thing, so I figured watching the movies was good enough for the Hunger Games franchise. Besides,…
When I first heard about The Maid by Nita Prose and the enormous buzz it was getting a few months ago, I knew I would love it. A cozy mystery about a quirky maid written by a well-regarded Canadian book editor? Sign me up. Now it’s being made into a movie, and was just named…
I’m not sure I’ve ever actually read the classic Dickens story A Christmas Carol from beginning to end. Sure I’ve seen the adaptations, but I’m not as familiar with it as I would like to be. So when Miss Marley, an imagined prequel to A Christmas Carol landed on my doorstep a few weeks ago,…
I’d like to take something back that I said a few weeks ago on this blog. I know-shocking isn’t it? I don’t believe Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce Mysteries are a good example of a ‘cozy mystery’. They’re also no Jo Nesbo thriller, but I don’t think they quite fit into the cozy mystery definition….
I adored this book. I found it difficult to read, and when I finished each chapter I had to put it down and sigh out my emotions, but I already know this will be one of the best books I read this year, if not THE best. And yes, I’m aware this year just started. The…
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thank you! I got them done at a spa party the week before, alas they didn’t last long, they never do :(