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Artist and poet, occasional blogger, reads a very ecclectic collection of books.
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Sylvia rated Secret at Skull House: 4 stars
Secret at Skull House by Josh Lanyon (Secrets and Scrabble, #2)
Sylvia finished reading Murder at Pirate's Cove : An M/M Cozy Mystery by Josh Lanyon
Sylvia rated Murder at Pirate's Cove : An M/M Cozy Mystery: 4 stars
Sylvia finished reading The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
‘The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life …
I wanted to love this book. I really did, but it was just too convoluted. I keep rethinking my rating because of that.
I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I hadn't read the story collector first.
Sylvia rated The Lost Bookshop: 4 stars
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
‘The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you …
Sylvia reviewed Vroom with a view by Peter Moore
This was such a fun read
5 stars
Loved the story and all the adventures he had riding through Italy. He visited some places I have been to as well, which added to the joy.
If you read this, go check out the pictures on his website. It made me smile so much to see them and remember the book through them.
Sylvia finished reading Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer by Wendell Berry (Penguin Modern: 50)
While some of his reasons are valid, the way he speaks about people who use and own computers is just ridiculous.
Sylvia reviewed Cat + Gamer Volume 3 by Wataru Nadatani
this series is so perfect!
5 stars
I don't read a lot of manga, but this series had my heart since I discovered it last year. I'm now slowly acquiring the next books in the series.
I recognised so much of my own cats in this book, hence it so deserves the five stars!
Sylvia rated Cat + Gamer Volume 3: 5 stars
Sylvia rated Lucky Bounce: 4 stars
Lucky Bounce by Cait Nary
Ezekiel Boehm is no stranger to teaching kids with famous parents. But when the pro hockey player he’s been thirsting …
Sylvia reviewed Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in …
Okay, I liked one of the characters, but the rest...?
1 star
Basically, T.J. wrote the first book in the series (the house in the cerulean sea) again, but without the magical joy it brought.
In the first book, an inspector comes to the island, and the caretaker of six magical kids and the inspector fall in love. It's such a heartwarming book and I loved it so much.
In the second book, an inspector who reminds me of Dolores Umbridge from the Harry Potter books (oh irony) comes to the island and, well, so much misery ensues.
I'm well aware of T.J.'s beef with JK Rowling, and I feel like this book was written as a complaint against her, not as a sequel to a book I loved so much.
There is no heart in this book, because it feels like it was written in anger. T.J. calling himself the anti JKR doesn't help me change that thought.
I wish he …
Basically, T.J. wrote the first book in the series (the house in the cerulean sea) again, but without the magical joy it brought.
In the first book, an inspector comes to the island, and the caretaker of six magical kids and the inspector fall in love. It's such a heartwarming book and I loved it so much.
In the second book, an inspector who reminds me of Dolores Umbridge from the Harry Potter books (oh irony) comes to the island and, well, so much misery ensues.
I'm well aware of T.J.'s beef with JK Rowling, and I feel like this book was written as a complaint against her, not as a sequel to a book I loved so much.
There is no heart in this book, because it feels like it was written in anger. T.J. calling himself the anti JKR doesn't help me change that thought.
I wish he had written a manifesto or something, and not a sequel that ruins the first book for me.
Sylvia rated Sorcery and Small Magics: 5 stars
Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1)
Desperate to undo the curse binding them to each other, an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly rival venture deep into …
