Y’all know how much I love the annual April Fool’s jokes here at the hot pink palace of silliness. I ponder ideas all year, and have a whole page in my notebook reserved for potential goofiness. This year: The Smart Bitches Smart Device! Just holler from whatever room you’re in, “Hey now, Smart Bitches!” (I mean, you could customize it to respond to whatever phrase you’d like. I can suggest: Hey, Smart Bitches! Smaaaaaaaaaaart Bitches! I … Continue reading April Fool’s 2021: The Smart Bitches Smart Device! →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! Guess what tomorrow is?! Be sure to check back tomorrow for some wonderful April Fools shenanigans. It’s chilly and windy here in New England and I’m just waiting for allergy season to descent upon me with a vengeance. Hope you all are hanging in there ! … Sarah knows I love some ridiculous petty drama and I was completely tickled by this reddit thread about the drama happening between people’s … Continue reading Links: Family Drama, Pet Drama, & More →
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix is $3.99! Carrie review this one and gave it a B:
Truthfully, if I had known what I was getting into, I doubt I would have read this book. And yet I’m so glad I did, because this, among other things, is a story about reading whatever the heck we want to read and the power of women when they decide to unite, both of which are themes that are Relevant to my Interests, Oh, Yeah.
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by SB Sarah · Mar 31, 2021 at 2:00 am · Comments Off on Stuff We Like: Immersive Video Games
It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! We have MANY game recs this week! What video games are you happily lost in for hours? Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of our favorite items.
Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber is $2.99 and part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals! This seems to be women’s fiction with some magical realism and yummy food descriptions. Seeing as I love Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen a lot, this should be right up my alley, but I’ve been hesitant to add it to my TBR.
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This HaBO was sent in by Katie who wants to find this contemporary romance: This was my first contemporary I read in high school (so published pre-2007). It featured a sexy-when-he-takes-his-glasses-off nerd hero and a career-oriented hottie heroine who get stranded on a deserted tropical island – I think after a plane crash? I also remember they had only a limited number of condoms, which was a big plot point. I’d love to re-read this … Continue reading HaBO: Deserted Island Condom Shortage →
CW/TW: self-harm, discussion of previous suicide attempt by a side character After 11 years of college, Grace Porter finally has her PhD in astronomy. Grace is the very best of the best, so every door should be open to her. Grace drowns her sorrows in way too much alcohol during a post-graduation trip to Las Vegas. When she wakes up alone, Grace finds a wedding ring on her finger, a photo of herself with a … Continue reading Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers →
Hey! Did you need some Cover Snark today? From Melodie: I’m always attracted to a book where the hero’s face is an appeal for help (not!). I’m guessing that he’s been ambushed by a drunken ex and he’s begging one of his friends to help peel her off and stuff her in an Uber. Tara: I see that as more of a “What? Can’t you see I’m busy?” face. Sarah: Is it me or does … Continue reading Cover Snark: A New Mannequin Movie →
Sometimes, news of someone’s death makes me pause, my body coming to a full stop for a long moment as I absorb and try to process a fast-moving stream of Twitter headlines. With the news of Beverly Cleary’s passing at 104 (104!!) I had a moment like that, sadness mixing with awe. I wanted to write this yesterday, but it was the first night of Passover, so much of my day was spent in the … Continue reading Thinking of Beverly Cleary →
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers is $1.99! This scifi novel has been recommended and loved by many of my friends, and talked about highly in my book group. The book has some great queer representation, though readers remarked it’s more character driven than plot driven. And what a coincidence that it’s on sale as we just mentioned this in yesterday’s Whatcha Reading!
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CW/TW: abortion consideration and discussion, toxic family, discussion of miscarriage, pre-eclampsia Tara: I mentioned this book in a recent Whatcha Reading post with the comment “I’m only a third of the way through, but if you like the idea of an f/f romance with fat rep, knitting, friends with benefits, and a truly nonjudgemental dive into abortion vs opting to complete a pregnancy, this is the book for you!” And guess what?! Carrie was into … Continue reading Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl by Hettie Bell →
