Bookquarium

I've read some really excellent things lately, but haven't been in a "let's write a huge review about them" mood, so I thought I'd do some lightning reviews for just because. Here goes!! The Wallflower Wager - Tessa Dare Pub date: August 13, 2019 My thoughts: Every time Tessa Dare writes a new book I think " it CAN'T be as good as her other books, right?" And every time, it just gets better. Penny and Gabe were an absolute delight to read about, start to finish. There were a few points where I pointedly stared at the page and went "really, Gabe? REALLY?" But Penny immediately pulled me back in. I cackled out loud on a public beach while reading this book. Love love loved it. 5 Stars. Pandemic: by AG Riddle AG Riddle is one of those authors that I think does extremely well because of the Dan Brown effect. Pretty good writing, very engaging plot, kinda meh characters, but who cares because it's exciting. This is th...

We had two mass shootings this weekend. Two. First in El Paso. 22 people killed. Then less than 24 hours later, Dayton. 9 people killed. The first one was a crazy white man who wanted to stop the "Hispanic invasion". The second was also a crazy white man whose specific motivations are as yet unclear, but had a hit list and a rape list that he'd made during high school. My soul mate Haley lives 2 minutes from where the Dayton shooting took place. Thankfully she had the foresight to send me a text saying she and her beautiful family were okay, so that when I woke up to the headline that there'd been a mass shooting near her, I wouldn't freak the fuck out. (I freaked out anyway.) But this is just our new normal in America, I guess. 255 mass shootings this year.  I suffer from anxiety and depression on a normal day. I was lucky enough to have my mom with me this weekend when the two shootings took place, and we were able to talk about it, process it together, she...