Wow! Just wow! I loved this book. Alvaro suggested I read it and I am so glad. It was full of so many simple pieces of wisdom. I felt like the boy witWow! Just wow! I loved this book. Alvaro suggested I read it and I am so glad. It was full of so many simple pieces of wisdom. I felt like the boy with all of the traveling that I’ve done. I need to find my Fatima-someone who will send me a kiss on the wind and let me follow my dreams. Someone who will understand that I have to follow my dreams. Someone who will love me just like I am and not how they want me to be. The Sun, the Wind, and the Desert will hopefully help that happen. ...more
How could I not love this book? It’s basically me that she has written it about. A 41-year old divorcee who wasted 29 years of her life on a jackass. How could I not love this book? It’s basically me that she has written it about. A 41-year old divorcee who wasted 29 years of her life on a jackass. Loved this book, loved this heroine and I hope there are many more!!...more
Ok, I knew that he would be funny, but I didn’t know that he would make me laugh so hard that I’d cry almost every chapter of the book!! One of my favOk, I knew that he would be funny, but I didn’t know that he would make me laugh so hard that I’d cry almost every chapter of the book!! One of my fave auto-bios that I have ever read! From pooping his pants to his portrayal of what happened to his Mom on September 11th, it is all heartfelt and endearing. I liked him before this book...but now, I get why Scarlet married him. He is a good guy, a genuinely sweet person, and she already has bodyguards, so he won’t have to throw a punch for her...which is a really good thing!...more
I have been reading and rereading this book since I was a kid. It will be on my shelf forever! I adore the illustrations/cartoons and the text is hilaI have been reading and rereading this book since I was a kid. It will be on my shelf forever! I adore the illustrations/cartoons and the text is hilarious! Do I own a neurotic dog? Yes, I totally do. Will I ever get hid of him? Nope, not ever. ...more
8hrs19m--Only due to falling asleep with the phone on my chest. In reality--this book was a quick read and one of my new absolute favorites!!! Fantast8hrs19m--Only due to falling asleep with the phone on my chest. In reality--this book was a quick read and one of my new absolute favorites!!! Fantastic read. You can't put the book down. It's so well-written. There is constantly something happening and little clues and little signs that you have to be constantly on alert. McCall was cool in the movies, but McCall in the books is a freaking GOD! He is one of my new favorite literary characters, he and Creasy would have been absolute best friends. I loved all of the side characters in this book. None of them were throw-away characters--they were all 3-dimensional characters with actual motives, lives, hopes--the writing in this was just so well-done. It really reminds me of Quinnell, in that, the action is quick, but always understandable. The pictures are clear in your head like a movie. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!...more
2hrs 44min: One of the beat books that I’ve ever read! Every piece of advice was gold. It was like listening to a Ted Talk from your Mom. Honest, unfl2hrs 44min: One of the beat books that I’ve ever read! Every piece of advice was gold. It was like listening to a Ted Talk from your Mom. Honest, unflinching, unpious, and just spouting common sense. I really needed this book right now in my life....more
May 2024: Love this series! I’d enjoy being a dragon’s princess. Especially when surrounded by bitchy fucking women and their fucking attitudes. I woulMay 2024: Love this series! I’d enjoy being a dragon’s princess. Especially when surrounded by bitchy fucking women and their fucking attitudes. I would love to have a dragon eat them. It would make my fucking say. Anywho, great books and sooo much fun!!!!
Dec 30, 2018: This was a reread. 2hrs34m—I love these books!! I have read and reread them since I was a child. I love Cimorene and wished when I was a kid that I could have run off and volunteered to be a dragon’s princess. It would have been such a cool life!!...more
2023; This book is something that I need to read to remind myself that I am not that person anymore. I love the Sproingers…venomous little beasties. I 2023; This book is something that I need to read to remind myself that I am not that person anymore. I love the Sproingers…venomous little beasties. I adore the Yummh lawyer. I love everything about this book…because I don’t have the panic attacks that I used to have. I don’t feel like that anymore. And I don’t keep people in my life who make me feel like that. So…yeah me…and yeah Ms. Vicky.
2021: In a lot of ways, this book is my favorite of the series. And it’s also the most painful to read. I am still dealing with social anxiety from my relationship to my ex. This book brings all of that flooding back. It’s difficult to relive.
2020: In some ways, I forgot how funny this book is...but in others, I forgot how this could be a painful book. I am now divorced from a man who talked to me the same way and belittled me so much that I still have days when I walk around feeling like a total loser—ugly and worthless. I don’t have panic attacks like Vicki, but I have bouts of depression. I wish that I had scary friends.
2018: 5 hrs and 52 minutes
Note to self: when you have shit to do, DO NOT EVER PICK UP AN ANNE BISHOP BOOK! She ruins all of my plans. I got nothing done last night. Needed to pack for my Cruise and clean house. Instead, I spent an inordinate time in the bathtub, because I couldn’t stop reading!
I could not put this book down. In a lot of ways, I am totally a Vicki—no sense of direction, body issues, divorced from a man who was emotionally/verbally abusive, and a lover of animals. So, it was hard not to be entranced by a world that loved her. On a side note, why are there always stupid people who think that they are the exception? They don’t have to follow the rules. I want Elders and a “Elder Help Card”. I also want a bunch of Sproingers, who sound precious and a tiny bit vengeful. I want to swim with the Lady of the Lake. Every world that Bishop creates has me wanting to drown in it. I love that about her....more
I adore these books!! They are so funny and sweet and unexpected. There are little Easter eggs hidden everywhere in these stories. Midas was such a fuI adore these books!! They are so funny and sweet and unexpected. There are little Easter eggs hidden everywhere in these stories. Midas was such a fun character! He was so sweet and so head-over-heels in love. I adored Avalon. She was such a sweet and fun kid--lots of surprises in her story. The Scarecrow was truly creepy and I'm glad that he gets whats coming to him. I can't wait to get to the next book to see if they can find Esmerelda in Wonderland!...more
**spoiler alert** Feb 2023: So, she is a Cthulu? I can’t wait to meet Hugh’s kids. I love how he realizes that he’s basically a brother to Kate.
Dec 20**spoiler alert** Feb 2023: So, she is a Cthulu? I can’t wait to meet Hugh’s kids. I love how he realizes that he’s basically a brother to Kate.
Dec 2021: Well, I sorta hate that they did this. I can’t be mad at Hugh even when he is being a dick in other books! Cuz you know that he wants to be a good guy! I love how Kate is so deadly, but non-kinky when it comes to sex and Elara is so gentle with a LOAD OF KINK!
Jan 2021: How do they take you from hating a character to loving him?? I want to know so much more!! I want more of these stories. I want to know what she is!!!
July 2018: WOW!!!! Talk about upending a character for me. When we first met Hugh, I hated him. Then, I felt pity for him. Then, I hated him again...NOT MS. B!!! Then, I felt sorry for him. Hugh was always a weird character for me. Then again, if they can make me feel sorry for Ghastek, hell, everyone has a chance! Elara is a fun chick. She has this demonic, elder power inside of her and I can't wait to learn more about it. I wonder if Hugh can still do magic due to her magic or if Roland gave so much that he couldn't take it back. That's gonna be a mystery. Who sent the mrogs? It's not Roland, so who or what is it? That part about, "I won't let you take Kate's kid!" HE HAS GOT TO ALLY WITH HER IN MAGIC TRIUMPHS! I can't wait to see that. Shit, this book was so good that I just finished my lab report at 11:58pm, because I had to finish this book first. I absolutely adore how Hugh is ending up. Although, it was seriously fucked up how many people died in this one. Oscar, Felix, Irina, I mean, COME ON! And, I hate those people who took Deidre. I loved Cedric, who is totally Hugh's dog. He's got a wife, a dog, and his people. He's good and now that he saw Roland--he should have some closure. Fuck Roland. I like him, but if it's him or his kids, then he's got to go. I can't wait to August....more
If you like sexy sex scenes, hilarious world-building, and characters with plenty of snark--then, this book is for you! I love this series--it is so fIf you like sexy sex scenes, hilarious world-building, and characters with plenty of snark--then, this book is for you! I love this series--it is so funny. The Big, Bad Wolf (who is the best kind of Bad) and the Ugly Stepsister (who sucks at being Bad) are so charming together! (Pun intended) Prince Charming is nice, but Cinderella....oh, Cindy...she is so effed up!! Her scenes were so messed up. Her relationship with the mice...well, you will never look at Gus Gus the same. ...more
These are random dates that I put. I started reading this when I went to Texas due to my Dad being put in the hospital. He died July 29, so I am not qThese are random dates that I put. I started reading this when I went to Texas due to my Dad being put in the hospital. He died July 29, so I am not quite sure what all I was thinking when I read this...but I do remember thinking that Lessa was a pain in the ass. When I was a kid, I thought that she was awesome, but as an adult, that tempestuousness and selfishness is just kind of irritating. F'lar is kind of an ass too. Honestly, as an adult, I only really liked the dragons. They are just as awesome as I remember. Although I forgot how dark these books were...of course, as a kid, I thought that mortality wasn't a bid deal. Now that my brother died last year, my other brother got hit by a truck and almost died, and my Dad died...well, maybe it's my own darkness that is resonating with these books so hard. ...more
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