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How we Rate
Don’t let our RBF expressions fool you. We rate nicer than we look, or do we? We’ve been meaning to work on explaining how we rate for a while. We came up with the following simple, rating scale. This is…
Alyssa’s March Stats
Womp womp. I tanked my March reading goals. And you know what? I blame Meagan. Because she is full of great ideas, I spent more time in March designing a website for book reviews than reading books to review! It…
Book Review – Bride
If Twilight by Stephanie Meyer and ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas had a book baby and then added a little bit of spice (medium level), you would get this book. This book tells the story of a girl, Misery, a…
Book Review – The Handmaid’s Tale
Imagine being a woman trapped in a future society with no freedom. In this society, you have no rights and reproducing is your only value. If you are unable to reproduce and you’re not married to a man with status,…
Book Review – Breath: The New Art of a Lost Science
Breathing? Yeah, you’re doing it wrong. This is a fascinating look at how and why humans now breathe so inefficiently. And the negative effects on our health. This book runs the gamut of evolution, orthodontics, and… erectile dysfunction. The interior…
Book Haul – BAM! (March)
I started 2024 thinking I’d aim to not buy books. Well, that didn’t last long and instead I joined the Books-A-Million Club! I just can’t resist wandering around aisles of books. Bookstores are a happy place for me – there…
Alyssa’s February Stats
My book choices in February were less lighthearted than usual, but I still got in plenty of romance for Valentine’s Day. Bouncing between a true crime based on events in 1860, some meet-cute short reads, and a celebrity’s take on…
Alyssa’s January Stats
As usual, I was extremely motivated in January to work on new goals, reading or otherwise. (I refuse to call them resolutions.) So, it is no surprise that I did well towards my 2024 reading goals and challenges. What is…
