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Love, Rosie – I Hate This Book With My Entire Effing Heart
I started reading Love, Rosie; a book recently adapted into a film with Hunger Games Bae, Sam Caflin, as the…
Bookworm Hangovers
Saturday morning literature hangover. This is what happens when you unwind after a stressful work-week by almost finishing two novels…
When Mother’s Day Gifts Suck
I’ve been dreading this day. The time when the kids are old enough to choose and give me gifts. The time when I must lovingly deceive them with smiles and superfluous gratitude for random items very likely constructed in sweat shops by underpaid workers with unsustainable (and possibly toxic) raw materials!
YA Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass
Another month, another book read. The Selection (book 1 of 5) by Kiera Cass is a fairly traditional young adult…
White Washing The Girl with all the Gifts: Why I’m Pissed Helen Justineau Is Being Played by a White Actress
There are so few females of color in scifi, and though Carey’s characters are (thankfully) so much more than their gender or racial designations (especially since the zombie apocalypse leaves you with way more important things to think about), I am left deflated by the fact that (though lovely) Gemma Arterton is playing MY Helen Justineau!
A Nerd’s Guide To Parenting Styles And What Works
What type of parent are you? According to many learned and well qualified psychologist, there are essentially 4 parenting styles that I’ve clarified for those who enjoy comparing life to art (and yes comics count as art):