Adventures (& Misadventures) of a Wandering Reader

‘The Martian’ by Andy Weir

This was a complicated one for me. It’s a good book! I’ll not debate that and I would recommend it to others. I just had to sit with it for a bit and let it simmer in my brain. Ultimately I’d give it 4 out of 5 Bookmarks! From Mr. Weir’s Website: Six days ago,…

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‘Talon’ by Julie Kagawa

When this book originally came out in 2014, I was totally in a dragon phase! (Umm… Hello?! Christopher Paolini, anyone? Love him!) Naturally, the cover immediately caught my eyes as I wandered the shelves of my beloved Barnes & Noble. I should’ve snagged it right then and there. For the life of me, I can’t…

‘Fangirl’ by Rainbow Rowell

I finally got myself straight and read ‘Fangirl’ by Rainbow Rowell and I just have to say… I think I’ll be adding a new author to my “Favorites” list! Here’s what the cover says: “Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan… But for Cath, being a fan…

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Why Do We Judge? Does It Really Matter In The End?

I have a few other posts on tap (reviews for ‘Talon’ and ‘Fangirl’ to name a couple) but my heart was calling me to get this out. Recently, my husband learned a former co-worker had committed suicide. He had left the service a while ago and most people (at least in our little circle) had…

‘Fallen’ by Lauren Kate

I recently read ‘Fallen’ by Lauren Kate. I have her book ‘Waterfall’ in my TBR pile but this is the first I’ve read from this author. I’m sort of wishing I hadn’t though. That’s a week of my life I’ll never get back. I normally LOVE stories about fallen angels. But this one, this one…