If there is one story I can read, reimagined time and time again, it's the groundhog day - 12 days of chirstmas - butterfly effect - repete this day until you finally get it right - story. BEFORE I FALL was the perfect reimagined version of this. I was a fan of Lauren Oliver when I … Continue reading Before I fall
Tag: Reading
Fangirl
FANGIRL is my third Rainbow Rowell book and so maybe my love of ELEANOR AND PARK and KINDRED SPIRITS should have been the clue that reading more of Rainbow's stuff was a good idea. But if I'm being honest, I had this fear that I'd be let down. It happens sometimes. You build an author up … Continue reading Fangirl
More Happy Than Not
I think most readers of Adam Silvera's MORE HAPPY THAN NOT, probably don't remember Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but I do. Silvera's first novel brings this idea of erasing bad memories, to a new generation. A rollercoaster of emotions have wrecked havoc on my emotional state while reading this book. I kept hoping for a happy … Continue reading More Happy Than Not
For The Love Of Macs
So I got a new computer over the weekend. I went in anticipating buying the older 2012 Macbook Pro and upgrading some of the features. Dropping $1800 on the retna 13.3 inch Macbook Pro was just a bit out of price range. Until I walked into best buy and found a perfect condition (minus a … Continue reading For The Love Of Macs
Sex Criminals & Scott Pilgrim
I'm not really a comic book person. At the end of the day, there just are not enough words. I want more out of the story than I feel a comic or a graphic novel can provide me. My sister, Mel, however is an avid comic book nerd. She can school just about any … Continue reading Sex Criminals & Scott Pilgrim
Sleeping Giants
At the 2016 Emerald City Comicon, I met Sylvain Neuvel. He was so quiet and shy, and cradled in his hands was a copy of Sleeping Giants. I heard about a large number of books that were coming out, or had already come out via the con. I was given an even larger number of … Continue reading Sleeping Giants
A little game of catch up…
While most of you know that I'm a full time writer, many of you don't know that I'm a part time substitute teacher - grades k-12. While I fell into the job, I've always loved teaching; it's been a passion of mine since I was very young. I was in the fifth grade when I … Continue reading A little game of catch up…
11-22-63
For those of you who follow, I started this book a couple of months ago. Generally speaking I'm a much quicker reader and often this when I struggle it is due to disinterest or distraction of some other shinny new book. In this case, it was the later. Let's face it, everyone knows that anything … Continue reading 11-22-63
Ready Player One vs. Armada
It is a 19 hour drive from Las Vegas to my home on Whidbey Island Washington. This of course is failing to calculate time for gas, food, and endless bathroom breaks or when the car started to leak fluid. To say the least, we had some time to kill. However, as much as I would … Continue reading Ready Player One vs. Armada
Happy New Years
Already the end of another year has approached. I think that this is the first year in a long time that I don’t feel depressed at the shear idea of yet anther calendar passing us by. Maybe it is due to the fact that I’ve been too busy to think about how I’m getting older … Continue reading Happy New Years
