Title: Obsidian (Lux Series Book 1) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Publication Date: May 8, 2012 Format: Paperback Rating: 3.75 stars Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring… until I spotted my hot neighbor, with… Continue reading CJ Reviews Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My pace seemed to slow a lot in October, partly because fall TV is back in full swing and also because I've been reading Stacey Schiff's The Witches. For some reason I always read non-fiction a lot slower than fiction, even when I'm really interested in the subject, as I am with The Witches. Therefore… Continue reading Recapping Reads: October in Review
Last month I reviewed the first novel of the Grisha Trilogy, Shadow and Bone, and decided to continue reading the series. I'm not sure I have enough to say about each book to create individual posts, so I'll just review them together. I make no promises about spoilers since I am reviewing two books in… Continue reading CJ Reviews Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Title: The Tsar of Love and Techno Author: Anthony Marra Publication Date: October 6, 2015 Format: Advanced Reading Copy Rating: 4 Stars This stunning, exquisitely written collection introduces a cast of remarkable characters whose lives intersect in ways both life-affirming and heartbreaking. A 1930s Soviet censor painstakingly corrects offending photographs, deep underneath Leningrad, bewitched by… Continue reading CJ Reviews The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
I got the month started with a fairly quick pace, but then slowed down about halfway through - around the time I started reading The Aeronaut's Windlass. I'm not sure why I slowed down so much (as I was enjoying the book); I probably could have fit another book or two in this month if… Continue reading Recapping Reads: September in Review
Not Another Dumb Blonde 