Book Reviews + More
op Ten Tuesday is a weekly themed post first created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010 and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is a freebie, so I'm going to share some non-fiction books I've recently added to my TBR. Many of these are recommendations from @kistreadsbooks on Instagram who just... Continue Reading →
The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin RozakisI got a little distracted a few weeks ago and ended up reading something else when I had planned to start Grimoire Grammar School. Now I'm finally coming back to this and thus far it's cute but somehow oddly stressful. Like, the main character Vivian's concerns... Continue Reading →
The Medusa Protocol by Rob HartSince June is rapidly approaching, it's high time I pick up The Medusa Protocol! This is the sequel to Assassins Anonymous which was one of my top reads of 2024 and it follows Astrid, another of the Assassins Anonymous members who gets captured and must find a way to escape... Continue Reading →
Published: February 20, 2018 Publisher: Dutton Books Series: Stand alone Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography Pages: 397 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The true adventures of David Fairchild, a late-nineteenth-century food explorer who traveled the globe and introduced diverse crops like avocados, mangoes, seedless grapes--and thousands more--to the American plate. In the nineteenth century, American meals were... Continue Reading →
Published: March 3, 2011 Publisher: Penguin Press Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 307 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Foer's unlikely journey from chronically forgetful science journalist to U.S. Memory Champion frames a revelatory exploration of the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives. On average, people squander forty days annually compensating for... Continue Reading →
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