I've been wanting to tackle this one for a while. Here we go!

There were things Thor did when something went wrong. The first thing he did was ask himself if what had happened was Loki's fault. Thor pondered. He did not believe that even Loki would have dared to steal his hammer. So he did the next thing he did when something went wrong, and he went to ask Loki for advice.

It's been a while since I have been active here. Truth be told, I've only read two books this year, since I have been using my free time to learn to crochet. I'm getting back into things by reacquainting myself with some old friends.

"They spoke of editors and reporters as so much human garbage, hopelessly corrupt and not worth talking to under any circumstances."

Susan McWilliams of The Nation wrote a great article recommending this book to understand the rise of Trump. Her grandfather commissioned the original piece this grew from when he was the editor.

I love the pacing of King books. I get about two-thirds through and can't stop turning pages. This one was no different. Solid story, and lots of gruesome bits to keep me interested. He calls the first book in this series his first hard boiled detective novel, but a hint of supernatural creeps into this one. I can't wait to read End of Watch.

Finally getting around to the rest of this series.

It had a few good tips so it's not a total pan (I am totally going to try storing my clothes vertically in the drawer), but overall this book just did not spark joy for me.

Yeah, I can see this declutter method will not work for me. I'm going to finish reading it anyway because it's an easy read, which I need after spending such a long time on my last book, but so far I see this being a pan.

It took me about six months, and I am not sure I understand it, but I enjoyed the heck out of it. I will definitely reread in a year or two.

This book is full of acronyms and abbreviations so this particular one really isn't out of place, but it stands out to me as different, and it makes me smile every time I see it.

I love Emma Cline's prose, and she captured an adolescent girl's desperate need to belong and be loved beautifully, but I thought the story itself fell flat. I felt like I was reading Manson Family fanfic. The names were all different, but the details so specific it was easy to match up who's who.

I liked the story, but the characters didn't do it for me. Perhaps because I am not the target age for this book, but I think it's more likely because I was never a Tally, so I had a hard time identifying with her struggles. I liked it well enough to read the next one, though.

I have been on the hold list for the kindle version at my library since about three weeks before it came out (and before I knew it borrowed heavily from the Manson family story). It came in last night and I am excited to start it.

I wanted a small break from Infinite Jest, and this has been on my to-read list for about two years, but unavailable from my library. They recently got it. It is interesting enough. I definitely identity with Shay more than Tally so far.

This process started as a library kindle borrow and keeps growing. I'm only on page 65.

This has been on my "to read" list for years. I finally got the kindle version from the library recently and made it exactly 15 pages before realizing I needed my own copy. I am supposed to be cutting back on book acquisition. Oh well.

I don't read much YA, and I have not read the Grisha trilogy, but I was given this book as a gift and it was too beautiful to pass up. I really enjoyed it, and as a result, I have put the Grisha trilogy on hold at my library. I don't think it's necessary to read that first, but it might be helpful.

I started this one at work because I didn't have my other book with me, and I wasn't able to put it down. Fantastically creepy.

This book is absolutely gorgeous.

Erik Larson has a way of writing fiction that reads like a novel. The stories of individual passengers woven through the larger tale of the event itself kept things suspenseful and at times, heartbreaking. Great read.

I was horrified reading this paragraph, in light of the ship's fate. I am so nervous for this book right now, and am terribly afraid it disintegrated at the bottom of the Atlantic.

Found in a used bookstore. 1875 edition. It is in rough shape, but I found this flower pressed between the pages and fell in love.

"The truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world."