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mind trick this was a very silly ultimately pretty disappointing read part of that is the marketing doing it a disservice don t talk about all the twists in the blurb right and part of it is that it s just not very well done super savvy readers will figure out the twists long before they re revealed also it s just kind of ridiculous roomies by christina lauren holland bakker is obsessed with an irish busker named calvin in the subway station she frequents when he saves her life from a drunken attacker she feels obligated to get him an audition with her musical director uncle but then calvin reveals that he s in the country illegally and holland stupidly offers to marry him so he can remain and work with her uncle the result is a mess this was my first novel by the author duo who go by christina lauren and it was pretty much what i expected went down easy not much substance but also a totally ridiculous premise pop culture internet link round up march 2 2018 february 26 2018 clementine bojangles leave a comment these are the articles that got my attention this week without further ado from dawson s creek to buffy to frasier to seinfeld what happened to those lone token black actors the undefeated a piece featuring interviews with eight different black actors who played token roles on television shows in the 90s this is a must read indeed in the 1990s the wealth of black representation on television could lull you into thinking if you turned the channel from rodney king taking more than 50 blows from los angeles police department batons that black lives actually did matter but almost all of these shows were in varying ways an extension of segregated america it s there in the memories of the stars below there were black shows and there were white shows if you were a black actor appearing on a white show you were usually alone thank you for asking nyt a really interesting look at antioch college the place where much of the consent movement relating to sexual assault started it s a really interesting piece and provides a lot of detail and history of how they developed their program and what it means in the metoo movement the college s administration sees this all as a big selling point for the school our students and our alumni have always been very involved with activism and social justice is in our dna said mila cooper antioch s vice president for diversity and inclusion and the director of the coretta scott king center there s a heightened awareness of sexual violence and sexual assault right now with the metoo movement but i do think antioch has been involved in these conversations long before it s not just a policy you know it s part of the education and the culture here erik killmonger is not a super villain he s a super victim of systemic oppression the blavity so i saw black panther this weekend and then i stumbled across this article it s really great and worth a read even if you haven t seen the movie but it probably resonates more if you have i refuse to see killmonger as a super villain i see him as a super victim of systemically oppressive forces forces that forced him into a hyper awareness of his dueled unwanted status in wakanda and in america due to having the blood of his mother who was a descendant of black folks forced into the united states via the trans atlantic slave trade this two pronged othering serves as the source of his super power his super power did not derive from radioactive spider bites like spider man or mythological alien strength like that of superman killmonger s character harbors a super power more potent than the fictive mineral vibranium housed exclusively in wakanda killmonger is the possessor of un tempered black rage books and reading reviews book review the city baker s guide to county living by louise miller february 27 2018 february 26 2018 clementine bojangles 1 comment olivia rawlings is a renowned baker at an exclusive boston dinner club when she sets the room on fire instead of her baked alaska that public embarrassment is the tip of the iceberg so she flees to rural vermont for a weekend away but it becomes somewhat permanent when she begins to work for a woman who owns an inn even though she tells herself it s temporary olivia soon finds herself drawn to the people in the small town of guthrie and she finds herself drawn to martin a man who says little but clearly feels a lot the first half of this debut novel by real life pastry chef loiuse miller is charming smart and oftentimes very witty a fresh take on the fish out of water story olivia is a charming heroine with a sidekick in her giant dog there s a lot to like in this story about a city girl finding new life in the country and the characters who populate the small town in vermont provide much of the novel s charm even as they engage in petty jealousies and rivalries the slow burn romance between olivia and the mysterious martin is also fairly compelling with a genuine chemistry between the two characters although the end of the novel feels a bit too tidy and maybe even overly saccharine the start of this romance is certainly interesting enough to keep the pages turning an unhurried romance as well as an unhurried plot help illustrate the slower way things happen in rural life it s not until the end of the book that the story goes off the rails slightly what was a strong smart witty novel turns into one that s a wee bit too sweet and the ending is so tidy and provincial that it s almost as though it s two separate novels still miller is an author with promise and it s an enjoyable if not totally believable ride the city baker s guide to country living by louise miller pamela dorman books 2016 library copy books and reading reviews book review the wedding date by jasmine guillory february 6 2018 february 4 2018 clementine bojangles leave a comment drew nichols and alexa monroe meet in an elevator when it stops working they re strangers but when they leave the elevator some time later alexa has agreed to go to a wedding as drew s fake girlfriend destined to be a one night thing the two find themselves drawn to each other and embark on a long distance fling that might actually have the makings of something real guillory s debut novel is a charming and sexy look at a fake romance that becomes totally real fully realized characters help flesh out this at times cyclical romance creating a captivating story the characters in this are likable with hopes and dreams and their chemistry leaps off the page readers will root for their deserved happy ending while on the whole the novel is fairly light in its tone and content it doesn t shy away from the fact that the two main characters are in an inter racial relationship alexa experiences racial aggressions throughout the book and when she tells drew about them he accepts what she says as fact which is refreshing in this the book is more grounded than others and it s an appreciated touch a fast paced plot keeps the pages turning and the genuine chemistry between the leads makes it compelling while the two start out their relationship as a casual hookup their connection deepens in a satisfying way and while there are plenty of love scenes guillory engages in a lot of fade to black writing so this doesn t fall into the erotica category romance readers rejoice this modern day rom com is completely engrossing and really really fun i loved it the wedding date by jasmine guillory berkley 2018 arc received from netgalley uncategorized book review bonfire by krysten ritter february 5 2018 january 30 2018 clementine bojangles leave a comment abby williams hasn t been back to her tiny hometown since she graduated high school ten years ago but when her chicago law firm sends her back to barrens indiana to work on an environmental case that involves the town s biggest employer she finds herself drawn back into a mystery that has haunted her since she left the disappearance of her childhood best friend kaycee is there a connection to the case she s working now is it part of a larger conspiracy obsessed with finding answers abby doesn t realize that the town s mysteries might consume her too this unputdownable thriller from ritter best known as an actress was one of the best reads of 2017 fast paced brilliantly written and featuring a compelling and fascinating narrator this is a knockout of a novel guaranteed to keep readers breathless until the last page is turned while it doesn t reinvent the wheel as far as mystery suspense novels go it does provide a really unique take on the genre with very satisfying results abby is a compelling narrator clearly smart but also clearly broken much of that is related to her upbringing in the desolate town of barrens indiana a setting that becomes as much of a character as anyone else in the novel she s an extremely well drawn character and feels very real she also makes a ton of mistakes but they all make sense in the context of what s happening gripping suspenseful and unrelentingly dark this would make a great movie but stands alone as a great piece of fiction put this in the hands of readers who like their mysteries complex and their heroines complicated absolutely fantastic i will read whatever ritter does next bonfire by krysten ritter crown 2017 library copy books and reading what i read this week february 3 2018 january 30 2018 clementine bojangles leave a comment back in the swing of things here s what i read this week fire and fury inside the trump white house by michael wolff wolff spent much of the first year of trump s presidency inside the white house privy to the private conversations the administration had as it fumbled throughout the first months and literally hemorrhaged people and classified information at times hilarious infuriating and terrifying this sloppy book was a thrill ride of a read it s in desperate need of editing but it s also so timely and so fascinating it hardly matters if even half of it is true and it is it s worth reading what a time to be alive all the dirty parts by daniel handler cole is in high school and obsessed with sex hooking up with girl after girl he thinks about sex constantly when he s not watching or sharing clips with his best friend but then he meets a girl that might actually be his match and he starts to learn about consequences a one sitting read this experimental novel by the author also known as lemony snicket provides a very adult look at the teenage boy mind i loved it it was weird and sexy and disturbing and subversive definitely not for everyone there s a ton of explicit sex to be found in this slim little novel red clocks by leni zumas abortion is illegal once again in america and women who try to cross into canada to seek abortion services are imprisoned four women living in this america try to do just that live in it i wanted to love this one so much more than i did it s been called a modern take on the handmaid s tale but it isn t unless the only parallel readers are looking for is that women can t have abortions this is a much more stylized look at a theoretical future it was hard to connect with the characters and some narratives were so much more compelling than the others that the plot as a whole suffered what did you read this week books and reading pop culture january 2018 recap february 1 2018 january 30 2018 clementine bojangles leave a comment january flew by and i m not sure i got as much done as i hoped i would but let s see how the month shook out books total 51 picture books 36 middle grade 0 ya 5 adult 10 fiction 48 non fiction 3 audiobooks 2 total pages read 4350 favorite reads in january love hate and other filters by samira ahmed american born maya aziz wants to be a good indian muslim daughter but she also wants to make her own way in the world she loves filmmaking and wants to attend nyu but her parents are completely against it and don t even get them started on what it would mean to date a white boy when a terrorist attack close to home threatens everything she loves maya has to figure out how to stand on her own a very well done book about coming of age in the modern era with a narrator whose voice is authentic and compelling this sweet story was really great and holds a ton of teen appeal it reminded me in many ways of an updated version of marie g lee s finding my voice next year for sure by zoey leigh peterson chris and kathryn have been together for nine years and they re pretty happily ensconced in their domestic life but then chris meets emily and kathryn tells him to ask her out on a date the two embark on open relationships that alter their perceptions of romantic love and of themselves read for my book club i really loved this weird literary novel about polyamory and bucking convention it was well written thoughtful and totally ambiguous which i like full of complicated and garbage y characters too it s definitely not for everyone but it was for me viewing total movies 3 new 2 re watch 1 favorite movies in january lady bird i loved this movie by greta gerwig about a girl s senior year of high school it s a quiet weird little movie set in 2002 2003 which is when i graduated high school so i m sure that s partly why i liked it so much but it s also about mothers and daughters and being a weird girl and it was a total delight i m already way behind in my watch 52 new movies in 2018 thing so we ll see how the rest of the year goes other things i ve been watching i m nearly done with a re watch of the fosters which i can t even explain i really like the first two seasons of the show but i have to say that as i approach the end with the understanding that new episodes are still airing for now it s become so sudsy and silly that it s hard to stay with it callie makes the dumbest choices and jesus is the worst no matter who they cast to play him i ve gotten really into 911 on fox and i m embarrassed to say that that is the only thing i m current with except for the bachelor but that is another story entirely i m also watching one day at a time on netflix because the second season just premiered and it is as great as i remembered it seriously it s a show you should be watching books and reading the best picture books i read in january january 31 2018 january 12 2018 clementine bojangles leave a comment as part of my goal of reading 365 picture books this year i m trying to start off strong and maybe get a little ahead for when i inevitably slack in the future this month i read a lot of great picture books and these were the best of the best lexie the word wrangler by rebecca van slyke lexie is the best wrangler in the west the best word wrangler that is she can turn a spot into a post and make a cat a cattle when she finds that some bandit is changing words around her ranch she sets off to solve the mystery vivid quirky illustrations and genuinely clever and funny wordplay make this one a hit kids and adults will like playing with the words in the book there s...