Everything I see online about The Hunger Games is a celebration of a strong young female protagonist in a trilogy for the YA (young adult) literary market - a fresh break from wimpy pre-vampire Bella in the Twilight series, for example. Blah blah blah. I just liked the books. … [Read more...]
Last Minute Gift Guide: Books
For the LEGO enthusiast(s) in your house Now that you are a parent, your love of LEGO has been rekindled. You watch your kids play with the little plastic bricks, you marvel at their creations, you curse them each time you step on one with bare feet. When you were a kid, you … [Read more...]
HOP Book Review of Project: Happily Ever After
Note: Instead of just saying "This is book is SO GOOD you guys!" which is how I really feel about it, I finally went ahead and wrote a proper review. Alisa Bowman has a marriage that is similar to mine. Her husband is not super touchy-feely, not a man of many words, and … [Read more...]