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to buy her virtue dougall buchanan was disgusted by lord danvries shameful offer but murine herself tempts him beyond measure even bedraggled and dusty the lass glows with beauty and bravery dougall wants to do more than just help her flee he wants to protect her with his life and his heart if she ll only let him for murine may be pursued by a powerful foe but nothing compares to the fiery courage of a highlander in love lynsay sands good lord woman what are you doing with this series it started out really fun and it seemed like branching out into the different women who appeared as potential thwarted brides in to marry a scottish laird book 2 would be an excellent plan but what even is this book falling for the highlander is completely phoned in lazy writing silly plot choices really all these brothers are so smitten that they bring every dress for murine to choose from so they are conveniently destroyed by a fire forcing her to wear braies so dougall can ogle her butt and strange word choices butt cheek in medieval scotland really the buchanan brothers introduced in saidh s book are kind of a riot but they don t help a recycled plot and then it just sort of ends do better next time because i can t quit sands s highlanders for some reason i d like a book about aulay please given that he s got some hang ups i think he d be far more interesting to write about next one s about niels though oh well dear ftc i had a digital galley but it expired so when the library s overdrive system got a copy i borrowed it glad i didn t buy it posted by melissa ward at 3 07 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mini review romantic reads stuff i read 21 june 2017 a girl walks into a book what the brontës taught me about life love and women s work by miranda k pennington summary from goodreads how many times have you heard readers argue about which is better jane eyre or wuthering heights the works of charlotte emily and anne continue to provoke passionate fandom over a century after their deaths brontë enthusiasts as well as those of us who never made it further than those oft cited classics will devour miranda pennington s delightful literary memoir pennington today a writer and teacher in new york was a precocious reader her father gave her jane eyre at the age of 10 sparking what would become a lifelong devotion and multiple re readings she began to delve into the work and lives of the brontës finding that the sisters were at times her lifeline her sounding board even her closest friends in this charming offbeat memoir pennington traces the development of the brontës as women as sisters and as writers as she recounts her own struggles to fit in as a bookish introverted bisexual woman in the brontës and their characters pennington finally finds the heroines she needs and she becomes obsessed with their wisdom courage and fearlessness her obsession makes for an entirely absorbing and unique read a girl walks into a book is a candid and emotional love affair that braids criticism biography and literature into a quest that helps us understand the place of literature in our lives how it affects and inspires us publisher catalog waves title about person talking about brontës under my nose and i practically short circuit until i get my hands on a copy a girl walks into a book is a lovely memoir about how one woman found solace and guidance throughout her life through a love of the brontës and their work lots of life lessons dreams heart break and learning to be an adult who works through difficult situations particularly relationships pennington touched on all of the brontës books a number of the film adaptations and even includes a shout out to the thursday next series by jasper fforde aww yeah dear ftc i had to buy a copy of this book because no one would give me a galley sad but true posted by melissa ward at 3 03 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mini review stuff i read 20 june 2017 too fat too slutty too loud the rise and reign of the unruly woman by anne helen petersen summary from goodreads from celebrity gossip expert and buzzfeed culture writer anne helen petersen comes an accessible analytical look at how female celebrities are pushing boundaries of what it means to be an acceptable woman you know the type the woman who won t shut up who s too brazen too opinionated too much she s the unruly woman and she embodies one of the most provocative and powerful forms of womanhood today in too fat too slutty too loud anne helen petersen uses the lens of unruliness to explore the ascension of pop culture powerhouses like lena dunham nicki minaj and kim kardashian exploring why the public loves to love and hate these controversial figures with its brisk incisive analysis too fat too slutty too loud will be a conversation starting book on what makes and breaks celebrity today after living through the first half of 2017 too fat too slutty too loud is the book i needed to give me a boost and a reminder to square my shoulders and keep on going i really really enjoyed this book of ten essays that examined unruly women women who are too loud too slutty too old too fat too strong too pregnant etc and deconstructed the media and culture reaction to each type and no woman is perfect another way we become unruly i would have happily read even more because petersen situated her writing in a good middle ground she pulled theory from philosophy gender studies etc but also used hundreds of pop culture examples this is a good place to start for anyone looking to examine post feminist backlash dear ftc i read a digital galley of this book from the publisher via edelweiss posted by melissa ward at 2 58 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mini review stuff i read 19 june 2017 midnight at the bright ideas bookstore by matthew j sullivan summary from goodreads when a bookshop patron commits suicide it s his favorite store clerk who must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this fiendishly clever debut novel from an award winning short story writer lydia smith lives her life hiding in plain sight a clerk at the bright ideas bookstore she keeps a meticulously crafted existence among her beloved books eccentric colleagues and the bookfrogs the lost and lonely regulars who spend every day marauding the store s overwhelmed shelves but when joey mcginty a young beguiling bookfrog kills himself in the bookstore s back room lydia s life comes unglued always joey s favorite bookseller lydia has been bequeathed his meager worldly possessions trinkets and books the detritus of a lonely uncared for man but when lydia flips through his books she finds them defaced in ways both disturbing and inexplicable they reveal the psyche of a young man on the verge of an emotional reckoning and they seem to contain a hidden message what did joey know and what does it have to do with lydia as lydia untangles the mystery of joey s suicide she unearths a long buried memory from her own violent childhood details from that one bloody night begin to circle back her distant father returns to the fold along with an obsessive local cop and the hammerman a murderer who came into lydia s life long ago and as she soon discovers never completely left bedazzling addictive and wildly clever midnight at the bright ideas bookstore is a heart pounding mystery that perfectly captures the intellect and eccentricity of the bookstore milieu and will keep you guessing until the very last page i wasn t sure what to make of midnight at the bright ideas bookstore is it a thriller a coming of age story psychological with loads of psychological thrillers on the market from authors like gillian flynn and ruth ware this didn t feel like it fit but it went on the discover display at the store so i felt like i ought to give it a shot sullivan chose an odd but compelling way to tell a thriller story that turns out to be something else entirely lydia is an interesting main character with a lot of secrets and backstory it was pretty compelling reading if she investigates joey s last request will she bring the hammerman out of hiding what is this message hidden in his books however lydia also felt very flat as a character without much internal motivation until the end of the book there were some good twists and turns in this novel all leading back to the theme of family and secrets structurally though sullivan chose to close the novel with an epilogue it was a total cop out he should have just written a closing chapter or two rather than cram all sorts of stuff into a time jump banepilogues dear ftc i read a digital galley of this book from the publisher via edelweiss posted by melissa ward at 3 01 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mini review stuff i read 13 june 2017 believe me a memoir of love death and jazz chickens by eddie izzard summary from goodreads critically acclaimed award winning british comedian and actor eddie izzard details his childhood his first performances on the streets of london his ascent to worldwide success on stage and screen and his comedy shows which have won over audiences around the world over the course of a thirty year career eddie izzard has proven himself to be a creative chameleon inhabiting the stage and film and television screen with an unbelievable fervor born in yemen and raised in ireland wales and post war england he lost his mother at the age of six in his teens he dropped out of university and took to the streets of london as part of a two man escape act when his partner went on vacation izzard kept busy by inventing a one man act and thus a career was ignited as a stand up comedian izzard has captivated audiences with his surreal stream of consciousness comedy lines such as cake or death death star canteen and do you have a flag have the status of great rock lyrics as a self proclaimed executive transvestite izzard broke the mold performing in full make up and heels and has become as famous for his advocacy for lgbt rights as he has for his art in believe me he recounts the dizzying rise he made from street busking to london s west end to wembley stadium and new york s madison square garden still performing more than 100 shows a year thus far in a record breaking twenty eight countries worldwide izzard is arguably one of today s top kings of comedy with his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to pop culture politics and philosophy he has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age gender and race writing with the same candor and razor sharp insight evident in his comedy he reflects on a childhood marked by unutterable loss sexuality and coming out as well as a life in show business politics and philanthropy honest and generous izzard s believe me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far eddie izzard is one of those chameleon actors for me i would never recognize him on the street and his characters have a huge range i would never have pegged him to play a nazi in valkyrie but he was excellent plus he s a comic believe me is a good solid memoir running from his very early childhood all the way up to his recent successes as an actor if you re used to izzard s stand up shows the writing here isn t nearly as laugh out loud funny but he s got a really dry writing style and has some excellent bits in the footnotes i snorted several times the last 50 pages or so get kind of pokey and wander around but it is a fascinating look at how he built his career from the ground up i also feel like i understand his sexuality much more which is a good reminder for me that people do not fit neatly into little boxes dear ftc i read a digital galley of this book from the publisher via edelweiss posted by melissa ward at 2 56 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mini review stuff i read 11 june 2017 hunger a memoir of my body by roxane gay summary from goodreads from the bestselling author of bad feminist a searingly honest memoir of food weight self image and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself i ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if i made myself big my body would be safe i buried the girl i was because she ran into all kinds of trouble i tried to erase every memory of her but she is still there somewhere i was trapped in my body one that i barely recognized or understood but at least i was safe in her phenomenally popular essays and long running tumblr blog roxane gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and body using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure consumption appearance and health as a woman who describes her own body as wildly undisciplined roxane understands the tension between desire and denial between self comfort and self care in hunger she explores her own past including the devastating act of violence that acted as a turning point in her young life and brings readers along on her journey to understand and ultimately save herself with the bracing candor vulnerability and power that have made her one of the most admired writers of her generation roxane explores what it means to learn to take care of yourself how to feed your hungers for delicious and satisfying food a smaller and safer body and a body that can love and be loved in a time when the bigger you are the smaller your world becomes i have been waiting and waiting for this book a new roxane gay collections of essays memoir give it to me now i don t think i can write anything coherent roxane s book is beautiful and gutting full of sharp cultural criticism about how large bodies fat people particularly fat women are perceived running parallel to an account of her life after and how broken she became i don t know how she found the courage to cut this book free from her mind and allow us to read it but she did it had to be so hard because i felt physical pain in my chest while i was reading it i am in awe of her strength dear ftc i read a digital galley of this book from the publisher via edelweiss i ll buy it too probably posted by melissa ward at 2 31 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dies stuff i read 06 june 2017 the nakano thrift shop by hiromi kawakami translated by allison markin powell summary from goodreads featuring a delightfully offbeat cast of characters the nakano thrift shop is a generous hearted portrayal of human relationships by one of japan s most beloved authors objects for sale at the nakano thrift shop appear as commonplace as the staff and customers that handle them but like those same customers and staff they hold many secrets if examined carefully they show the signs of innumerable 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