I’m not sure when exactly something can be considered the home stretch, but I think we’re getting there with our move. We have a closing date on our Ann Arbor house and we’ll be moving east at the end of October. However, there is still so much to be done that I’m not able to commit to this blog the way I want to. Bear with me, by November I should be back on track. September ... Read More...
11 Books I’m Ready to Read This Fall
According to the calendar it’s fall, but does anyone else feel like summer never really happened? The weather here stayed mostly in the low 70s with a few days hitting 80 degrees or above. I never had that baking feeling of heat, when all you can think about is chilly weather and big books. And while I love the weather in Seattle all year round I am desperate for a ... Read More...
The Mere Wife: A novel
Just out in paperback, this was a novel I loved and thought deserved a lot more attention. Maybe every monster is a miracle meant to change the world... Author Maria Headley dives into a modern-day retelling of Beowolf beginning with its title, The Mere Wife. This is no novel about a slight wife, a minor presence, a smudge of a life. No, the women in this tale ... Read More...
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
Unmarriageable is one of the winter books I was most looking forward to reading in January. Author Soniah Kamal takes Jane Austen’s beloved Pride & Prejudice and updates it to fit into Pakistan in the year 2000. Every detail is the same, but with an Eastern flair. The Bennetts are the Binats, Darcy is Darsee, and Wickham is Wickaam. Other than name changes Kamal shapes her ... Read More...
Winter 2019 Books I’m Ready to Read
Week one back in the real world! How is everyone holding up after the holidays? Once again, I had a quiet time of it which was welcome considering what lies ahead in 2019. Nothing bad, just change. What hasn't changed is that I'm ready to get back to review reading. I enjoyed my time off in December when I read backlist books from the library (it was divine!), but now it's time ... Read More...
The Mere Wife by Maria Headley
Maybe every monster is a miracle meant to change the world... Author Maria Headley dives into a modern-day retelling of Beowolf beginning with its title, The Mere Wife. This is no novel about a slight wife, a minor presence, a smudge of a life. No, the women in this tale are, for better or worse, ferocious in the pursuit of their goals. They are giants of ... Read More...
