In July I spent two weeks housesitting for some family friends, which gave me a lot of free time to read. I look at housesitting as a vacation of sorts - I still have to go to work, but the rest of the time is my time, I usually don't plan many other obligations unless… Continue reading CJ’s Bookshelf: July Reads
... Oh wait. Pulitzer panel? No? Not that either. Oh right... I've been blogging for years now, but am still kind of new to the concept of a "Blog Community." I tend to be a loner and exist over here in my own little corner of the verse, so I had never heard of the… Continue reading I Would like to Thank the Academy…
Every once in a while a book comes along that feels like it was written just for you. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nine George is that book, which is an appropriate coincidence given the profession of the bookseller in this book. The Little Paris Bookshop is the story of Jean Perdu, a bookseller whose shop… Continue reading CJ’s Bookshelf: The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
I was looking for a light, easy YA read when I saw this book was about fairies and thought hey, why not. Books about Faerie are usually fun reads, right? Boy, was I ever mistaken. This book wasn't at all what I was expecting it to be, but it was still an interesting read. A History of… Continue reading CJ’s Bookshelf: A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz
Note: While I will avoid spoilers as much as possible, there are two plot "twists" that have already been discussed at length in the media even before the book's release, and I will be discussing them here, especially as one in particular relates to the entire theme of the novel. I have to begin this… Continue reading CJ’s Bookshelf: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Not Another Dumb Blonde 