December 2017 — A Wrap-Up!

A fun book and a tribute to These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer. It was a fun read.   You can find my review here but here are some fun quotes from the books that I didn’t mention in it: Roman blinked again and smacked Aspid’s nose with his hand. “What did I say about…

Project Frankenstein Comes to an End with this Latest Review

The book might have been repetitive but it did leave me with some interesting ideas, such as: Sewing human parts together doesn’t rewrite their DNA, so any monster children will be built on normal human DNA. The context here was the theory that if Victor was clever enough to make a human being, he surely…

My Eleven Good Reads for 2017. Bring It On, 2018!

I left behind my Goodreads Reading Challenge in the dust this year. How did you do on yours?   2017 was a good year for me when it came to finding amazing reads. I was lucky enough to find not one or two but NINE of them. Here they are in all their glory:  …

9 Reasons to Visit The Green Planet, Dubai — #dubai2017 Wrap-Up II

If you thought crafting a huge garden in the middle of a desert was a feat, you haven’t seen nothing yet! The Green Planet brings the delights of a rainforest to Dubai. We visited it on our recent trip to the UAE and found it amazeballs! Below, I give you nine reasons you should hit…

They Might Not Have Been the Best But Here Are My Better-Than-Average Reads in 2017

The subject matter and the way these stories are told affected me in a bad way. I also realized that the event had long reaching effects that went on for generations. You can find my reviews here and here.   Binti is good YA, which should be recommendation enough. Just in case it isn’t, my…

November 2017 — A Wrap-Up!

I know, I know. It has been forever since I last posted. So, I combined my wrap-up post with an infographic to atone for my er blogging sins. For all that they are “novellas”, these books have way too much happening in them! I read and loved the first one (Read my ravings here). This…