I just finished reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. I had had it on my To Read list for a while, years actually, and as I was looking for available ebooks from the library yesterday, I discovered that it was ready for me to take. I am participating in GoodRead’s reading challenge and, … More The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Recently I finished reading Way of Kings, a book by Brandon Sanderson that Elisabeth recommended. This is my new favorite book, well, series I should say, as Sanderson plans on having 10 books total in this world and I imagine I’ll like all of them. His writing style is very similar to Tad Williams, who … More Way of Kings – book review
Both last year and this year I signed up for a reading challenge through Goodreads. This year I set out to read 25 books in 2016. It’s been a great goal as it’s “forced” me to read more frequently. I’ve read some good books so far (17 total this year) and thought I’d share some … More Quick book recommendations
The Dungeons and Dragons campaign that Sidney is DMing has been going quite well the past two months. It’s a learning process for all of us as it’s our first 5th edition game and Sidney’s first time being a dungeon master. But Sidney has done a fantastic job creating the world and the story so … More Dungeons and Dragons Session Summaries
(Today I am coming back home! I think I will sleep some.) The Name of the Wind is a fictional book written by Patrick Rothfuss. It centers around a boy, Kvothe, who finds himself in a situation no one wants. The reader watches him conquer his troubles and head to the prestigious university. But more troubles … More Day 167. The Name of the Wind: a review
Kid President Pep Talk. I came across this video the other day while browsing through YouTube’s top videos of 2013. I thought it was really encouraging and something that everyone should hear. “The world needs to stop being boring. Boring is easy. Everyone can be boring.” How amazingly true is that? I had never thought … More Day 156. A few of my favorite things
About a week ago I finally finished reading On a Pale Horse. It took me months to read this book because 1. I usually only read it at work on breaks and 2. the book didn’t interest me at first. I find Piers Anthony’s writing style to be very juvenile, very un-eloquent. His style, to me, … More Day 134. “On a Pale Horse”: a review
Just Lauren 