So there is always something about a favorite bookstore. We all have one, and after years of friendship Laura and Hannah definitely have ours. Overall, we prefer independent bookstores over the larger chains and often make sure we are using products that will give back to a bookstore. Although we aren’t above a large chainContinue reading “OWWR Favorite Book Shops”
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The Blade Itself – Joe Abercrombie
Hannah read The Blade Itself last month, and has not gotten around to writing a review until now. But the Blade Itself sets up the First Law Trilogy within Abercrombie’s universe of books. It is a grimdark novel that is incredibly witty and a great setup for a series that should be interesting to diveContinue reading “The Blade Itself – Joe Abercrombie”
WOT Characters as Zodiac Signs
After seven books with the Wheel of Time characters, we have discovered so much about them. Their likes, there dislikes. What makes Nynaeve angry. It’s been a wild ride. But now we must ask the important questions: What are their zodiac signs. Min is an Aquarius Aquarius is a water sign that is advanced, self-reliant,Continue reading “WOT Characters as Zodiac Signs”
Books to Get You Ready for Spooky Season
As fall descends (or waits to descend on us), Laura and Hannah prepared a list of horror films that at least one of them enjoyed. Some of these are lighter on the horror, but are atmospherically fall. One of us has read each of these books and approve of them for this list. Hannah’s favoriteContinue reading “Books to Get You Ready for Spooky Season”
No Gods, No Monsters – Cadwell Turnball
Hannah read No Gods, No Monsters, which was recently published on September 7, 2021. It is an urban fantasy novel that begins with a Black man who is shot by a police officer. What happens next is a very specific storyline of monsters existing in our own world. Turnball posits that they have been aroundContinue reading “No Gods, No Monsters – Cadwell Turnball”
On Wednesdays We Read Podcast 