Abbreviations #109: A Deadly Education, Mexican Gothic + Rebecca

[A disclaimer: Prior to reading my thoughts on A Deadly Education, please check out this article regarding the controversy around this novel post-publication due to criticism of Novik’s portrayal of cultures and racial qualities. A lot of valid points were made by other readers, and I want to ackno…

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Book Review: Les Misérables

I still can't quite believe the fact that 2020 is the year that I can say that I finally read the entirety of Les Misérables ! I was unable to ever break past the 100 page mark on my previous attempts at reading this classic, but for some reason, I was determined to finally make it happen this y…

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Abbreviations #76 | Everless, Grim Lovelies + Love & Friendship

I really have Kristin (from Super Space Chick ) to thank for getting me to read Everless , which I had been mildly interested in before but was convinced to read when she mentioned how much she was enjoying it. Everless is set in a world where currency is in the form of time, which can be drawn from …

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Abbreviations #42 | Murder on the Orient Express, Between The Blade and the Heart + Melting Stones

Murder on the Orient Express  by Agatha Christie Series: Hercule Poirot #10 Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Publication Date: January 1, 1934 Source: Purchased the Kindle book Buy the Book: Book Depository | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | Amazon I wasn’t planning on indulging in a second Agatha C…

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Solve the Case • Murder on the Orient Express

I'd never read an Agatha Christie book prior to this year, but now I've read two (And Then There Were None, as well as Murder on the Orient Express ) and I must say that I really enjoyed them. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know that I'm not much of a mystery…

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