Tales from the Café: Only in the Movies

Time: Saturday, 11:05 pm It was way past when we should have left, and yet... And yet. The mopping still wasn't done--though Dana was almost through with it--bits and pieces still needed to be picked up, and I swear the huge party we'd been working with all evening had only left something like seven minutes earlier. An … Continue reading Tales from the Café: Only in the Movies

BOOK REVIEW: LET THERE BE LINDA by Rich Leder

I was provided a copy of the book by the author in exchange for my fair review. I have to admit, you can say a lot of things around these words, but when you tell me a book is "Tarantino-meets-Monty-Python," you're going to get my attention. I'm not a huge Tarantino fan, but his method … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: LET THERE BE LINDA by Rich Leder

BOOK REVIEW: ALL THE MISSING GIRLS by Megan Miranda

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I'll admit, there was a piece of me that was hesitant about this book. I'd read THE GIRL WHO STAYED relatively recently, and had been somewhat underwhelmed by the experience. Also, the story was apparently told a bit like the … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: ALL THE MISSING GIRLS by Megan Miranda

Mighty and Powerful Gods

I wasn't going to write this right away, but I figure I may as well do it while some piece of it all is still timely and all. So you've all heard me say a thousand times that I think character development is important. On top of this, I think that having a balanced character … Continue reading Mighty and Powerful Gods

BOOK REVIEW: THE HUMAN by Stephanie Erickson

I forced myself to wait a bit on this one. I mainlined THE FATE and THE REAPER in one day. If I wanted to make my enjoyment of the series last, I needed to not read EVERYTHING in all one fell weekend-swoop. So while on my long car trip recently, I allowed this to be … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE HUMAN by Stephanie Erickson

Tales From the Café: Out of the Mouths of…Customers?

Time: Friday, 3:15 pm I may not have any of my own, but I know if you hang around kids long enough, you're going to hear some crazy stuff. The Internet has lists of creepy or clever things kids have said with absolutely no prompting. I'd put it out there that it's not just kids … Continue reading Tales From the Café: Out of the Mouths of…Customers?