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  • Book Review – The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

    “The idea that you could rethink the thing you’d always thought you wanted and change your plan – it was almost a revolutionary concept. That you could choose what would make you happy, not successful.” Rating: 4/5 I was heading off to Florida in a few days time, so I wanted to  pick up a…

  • A Journey

    I’ve spent the last few days traveling from New York to Orlando. It’s been a train and a drive kind of journey and it always reminds me of how people used to travel in horse-drawn carriages. You’ll get there eventually, so you just have to enjoy the scenery as you slowly make your way through…

  • Book Review – The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

    Ratings: Shadow and Bone: 4/5 Siege and Storm: 3/5 Ruin and Rising: 3/5 (although, I would argue this was a 2/5) Look, I’m not going to hate. I’m not going to hate because the Grisha fandom is very strong and I’m worried that a mob of fans will come to my house with pitchforks. They’d…

  • On reading LGBTQ books

    There’s a lot of books in the world. Like, a lot. However, I’ve probably only read 2-3 books with LGBTQ themes. And I’m not talking about some Boys Don’t Cry stuff that makes you pity the community or The Danish Girl a poor adaptation of a real trans person’s struggle. I’m talking about characters living…

  • When the movie is better than the book

    When the movie is better than the book

    Everyone always says that the book is better than the movie. I can rattle off a list of books right now where the book was so much better than the movie adaption. However, there are some movies that shine brighter than the books they’re based on. Perhaps it’s an advice book about what to expect when…

  • Drunk Book Club: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

    I decided I would do a verbal book review on the novel Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld. However, I wanted to do something a little bit different. I decided to do it while I got drunk. I hope you enjoy!    

  • This is the part where I tell you who I am

    It’s been a while since I’ve written in this blog. It’s mostly because I’ve abandoned it for greener pastures at Tumblr. But it’s also been a really long time since I’ve written anything. Why? Let me tell you a little truth because this is a universal truth and something you’ll probably face at some point…