Four star review, originally posted here on August 29th, 2025: This book was highly recommended to me by my lovely spouse as the perfect book for escapism. He never recommends books to me, but was adamant about this one after several discussions we’ve had recently about trying to find books that really suck us in. … More Goodreads Review: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

Five star review, originally posted here on August 29th, 2025: This was fantastic. An absolutely perfect work of non-fiction. This book is just non-stop animal facts, and they’re all fucking fascinating. It took several days before I broke myself of the habit of contacting my poor husband with constant weird animal facts. “Let me tell … More Goodreads Review: Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke

Five star review, originally published here on August 22nd, 2025. It’s been a long time since I last read an academic book for fun. But I’m glad that I jumped back in, because this book was fantastic. I read a LOT of academic books about transnational crime, mafias, global justice systems, etc. back in my … More Goodreads Review: Terror in Transition : Leadership in Terrorist Organizations by Tricia Bacon and Elizabeth Grimm

Three star review, originally posted here on July 27th, 2025: I went into this book with exactly zero expectations. I stumbled upon it in a similar fashion that I hope people might stumble upon my books (the Hope the Little Fox series; please check them out! They’re great!): I was perusing Amazon’s list of 100 … More Goodreads Review: Discerning Grace by Emma Lombard

Four star review, originally posted here on July 23rd, 2025. How did I get here? Many many years ago, maybe in high school, after devouring and loving all of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books, I stumbled upon a volume entitled “Good Omens.” I loved Good Omens. It was written by some guy called … More Goodreads Review: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Three star review, originally posted here on July 18th, 2025. I can’t remember how this book came across my radar, as I am outside my genre here. I’ve barely read any YA books as an adult, and so I’m not the target audience. But it looked like a fun time, and sometimes you need something … More Goodreads Review: Chomp by Carl Hiassen

Four star review, originally posted here on July 4th, 2025. This book’s subject matter was interesting, and the author did a decent job explaining it. I certainly learned a lot. It definitely wasn’t perfect, though. Whenever we were talking about the books themselves and staying on track, this book shined. We learned about who did … More Goodreads Review: Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom

Four star review, originally posted here on June 27th, 2025: This was an interesting memoir, to be sure. I had never heard of Nancy French or her husband before, but the idea of a ghost writer telling their own story was compelling to me. Before reading the book, I was under the impression that it … More Goodreads Review: Ghosted: An American Story by Nancy French

Three star review, originally posted here on June 19th, 2025. My review is pretty much the same as every other 3 star review. There’s nothing new or surprising in this book. Surely nobody is surprised to read that Facebook is a pretty shitty evil profit-driven company run by greedy rich people, right? We would have … More Goodreads Review: Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Four star review, originally posted here on June 9th 2025. Hey look! I read the buzziest book of the year and actually liked it! Achievement unlocked! I don’t have much to say about this book that hasn’t already been stated by every other review out there. This was a creative retelling, and I appreciated hearing … More Goodreads Review: James by Percival Everett