Library

The Devotion of Suspect X

I got Keigo Higashino's The Devotion of Suspect X through Osusume Books. (Thank you!) Osusume Books promises to send carefully…

2 years ago

Trade Secrets

By now, whenever Marcus and Perilla start talking about having a relaxing time, I'm pretty sure someone's about to find…

4 years ago

The Heirs

Susan Reiger's The Heirs is a blend of manners novel and family saga. The story opens with the death of…

5 years ago

The Paying Guests

The Paying Guests was on my library requests list so long that I forgot who recommended it or why, so…

5 years ago

Coolidge Corner Branch Library

Boston has a really solid interlibrary loan system, where you can find any book at any of the branches, and…

5 years ago

Books I Read Over And Over

There are some novels I open again and again, and always enjoy reading. These are ones I always have downloaded…

5 years ago

Tidelands

Do you know how much I wanted to read Philippa Gregory's new novel Tidelands? I requested it on NetGalley, but then…

5 years ago

Library Haul

Inspired by Tynga's Stacking the Shelves posts, here's yesterday's library haul: Our mini branch library, conveniently located right next to…

6 years ago

Girl In Translation

When I started reading Girl in Translation, I mistook it for a memoir, and not in a good way. The…

6 years ago

Americanah

Americanah tells the story of a Nigerian woman’s years in the US, and her eventual return to Nigeria. I was…

6 years ago

Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside

Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside by Quincy Carroll tells the story of two very different expats…

6 years ago

Spirits and High School Shooters in “The Ghosts of Gray Fable”

In The Ghosts of Gray Fable: Chapter One: SEER, high-schooler Grace Fable can see ghosts. Mostly they’re friendly, or if…

6 years ago

Janeite Reinventions Reading Project

Grad school hasn't left me a lot of time for my side project, where I read and review Pride and…

6 years ago

白穷美 Library Requests

The 白穷美 companion to Crazy Rich Asians. #bookblogger #library #bookreviewer #bookreviewblog #amreading #bookstagram #CrazyRichAsians #白穷美 A post shared by Meg…

6 years ago

Solid Citizens

Before receiving David Wishart's new novel Solid Citizens, I'd already read Ovid, Germanicus, and Sejanus, also Roman mysteries by the…

7 years ago

The Elizas

A couple of years ago, I got the four-book Pretty Little Liars collections as a library ebook. I started reading it…

7 years ago

Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star

I'd reserved Heather Lynn Rigaud's Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star from the library a while ago, because of course someone else…

8 years ago

Books I Am Not Reading

I got First Comes Love from NetGalley, but ugh. I mean, I hated The One and Only, because it was…

8 years ago

Yangzhou Reading

I just saw this amazing bookstore on Shanghai's City Weekend. Rounded bookshelves over a massive floor mirror create a gorgeous…

8 years ago

Not A Review

Pictured here is my latest round of holds: More Austen spinoffs, a Hamlet Choose-Your-Own-Adventure I heard about on Tumblr, it's…

8 years ago

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick is a novelization of the video series, but…

9 years ago