Category Archives: For the love of books

Reading Update: Last week I had just finished The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes then jumped right into Jim Butcher’s Peace Talks. 2014 was the last year this series had a novel, but we were treated with a collection of stories in 2018. Still, I hadn’t realized how much I had missed these characters! SoContinue reading “Problem One with Book Series – Endings”

Yes, I finally finished the book, all 517 pages. This one was definitely a challenge for me. I’m not going to review it, just give a few thoughts and discuss a quandary that I have with the book. I will try not to give spoilers for those interested in reading it. My first thought aboutContinue reading “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is Finished”

First, I had hoped to finish The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes but I still have a hundred or so pages to go. While I am beginning to bond with the characters a bit more and the story is good, I haven’t hit that sweet spot in the book where I just can’t put it down.  YouContinue reading “The Obsession Grows”

I mean I really am obsessive about them. I have all of the works of the authors in my library catalogued, notated with marks for books I own (listed as paperback or hardcover) and/or read, and those that I have collector’s editions of. If books are removed from my library, I have a spreadsheet forContinue reading “When I say I love books”

Books have always been a constant in my life – my way of meditating.  They create worlds for me to explore when the real world gets a little too much at times. Reading allows me to take a mental break from the tasks that are frustrating me, giving me a chance to rebalance myself so thatContinue reading “Why books are so important to me”