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Author: Athena

May 2022 Books

by Athena // 2 June, 2022 // No Comments
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink This was an easy young adult classic. It is a bit out dated with the indigenous characters and objectification of the culture. It’s not the worse and Caddie is a good young children’s heroine.... Continue reading →

April 2022 Books

by Athena // 4 May, 2022 // No Comments
Go Tell The Bees I am Gone (Outlander Book 9) by Diana Gabaldon This was so long and slow. It felt like not much happened. I have mixed feelings about these books. I am not a completionist but I keep... Continue reading →

Monthly Movies & TV- March 2022

by Athena // 2 May, 2022 // No Comments
Back in the early years of this blog – about 20 years ago – I would track all the movies I watched. In the last couple years, I cut down on a lot of TV and film watching because I... Continue reading →

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis

by Athena // 28 April, 2022 // No Comments
I gave this book 4 stars on GR. I think more for the subject matter than the writing or overall book. I do like Michael Lewis’s writing. This book captures what he is really good at: he writes real people... Continue reading →

March 2022 Books

by Athena // 8 April, 2022 // No Comments
Satoko and Nada, Vol. 1 by Yupechika A really cute manga about two college roommates, one from Japan and one from Saudi Arabia. It is inclusive and genuine. I really enjoy it and am going to read the rest. Read... Continue reading →

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood and Musings on Fanfiction

by Athena // 27 March, 2022 // No Comments
I don’t really read modern romance novels, but I do read romantic fanfiction. I read this novel mainly because it was based on a fanfic from a ship and fandom that I was familiar with. Even better, a friend of... Continue reading →

February 2022 Books

by Athena // 10 March, 2022 // No Comments
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig This is a nice little book. I find Haig and I have similar humanistic views and experiences with mental health struggles. I liked some of the aphorisms in this book. Read January 27-Feb 8,... Continue reading →

January 2022 Books

by Athena // 9 February, 2022 // No Comments
The first of the monthly book reviews so I can get back to blogging and reviewing. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster Cute children’s novel which is similar to Alice in Wonderland. It has a boy going into strange land... Continue reading →

2021 in Review

by Athena // 27 January, 2022 // No Comments
It’s been awhile since I posted in this blog. I had a difficult and stressful 2021. The start of 2022 has not been easy either. My life is undergoing significant changes so this blog and a couple other things in... Continue reading →

Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis

by Athena // 31 October, 2021 // No Comments
This is a really cute and lovely little young adult fantasy romance. I saw a friend of mine on Good Reads read it and the synopsis seemed nice enough (“First female magician in alternate universe England”). I was surprised how... Continue reading →

Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Lustre by Dana Thomas

by Athena // 29 October, 2021 // No Comments
I have wanted to read this book for a few years. It’s an analysis of the luxury fashion and goods market in the last few decades. This book was published in 2007. I usually do not read contemporary nonfiction that... Continue reading →

Ancillary Justice and the Imperal Radch trilogy by Ann Leckie

by Athena // 26 September, 2021 // No Comments
I feel like I should write a review about the trilogy as a whole, but I think the first book is good enough to be stand alone. I also did not like the trilogy as a whole compared to the... Continue reading →

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