My high point at San Diego Comic-Con this year was seeing the Aliens 30th Anniversary panel. Aliens turned 30 on July 18 and the panel included Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Michael Biehn, James Cameron (the director), and Gale Anne Hurd (the film’s producer). I was so touched by how kindly and warmly Michael Biehn and Sigourney Weaver spoke about each other. Their support of each other in person got me … Continue reading Reese and Hicks: The Movie Betas Who Won My Heart →
Redheadedgirl: I have, in fact, never seen seen this movie. White boys trying to sing Whitney Houston. This is the Most Eighties. Why isn’t Lili Taylor in more things? Sarah: I don’t know. I’d watch Lili Taylor and Joan Cusack do anything. Carrie: Actually I can tell you that – Lili Taylor has said in interviews that she turned down a ton of roles because she refuses to be in a role that denigrates women … Continue reading Smart Bitches Move Matinee: Say Anything →
Awhile ago, Sarah interviewed Eva Leigh on a podcast, and Leigh said she was working on a book that involved a vicar hero and a heroine who wrote erotic novels. When I heard that I was like “OMG I need this thing in my hands right now!” Well, Temptations of a Wallflower is out now and it’s just as good as I’d hoped. It’s a very meta story–a romance novel about the importance of romance … Continue reading Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh →
It took me awhile to really get into The Spinster’s Guide to Scandalous Behavior by Jennifer McQuiston. I’m not sure if that was totally the fault of the book or the fact that my brain is exhausted from my day job and I’m slowly crawling out of a reading slump. The book is brimming with awesome feminism and a beta-hero I loved, but it felt a little like the beginning dragged. Miss Lucy Westmore is a … Continue reading The Spinster’s Guide to Scandalous Behavior by Jennifer McQuiston →
Oh, Game Plan. How do I love thee. Let me count the ways. The newest book in the Game On series is about a man-bunned, tattooed, and bearded virgin football player. And that was all that anyone needed to tell me before I one-clicked so hard that I pulled a muscle. I should also note that this is my first book by Kristen Callihan, and readers are totally okay to jump right into the series with this … Continue reading The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan →
We’ve spoken before at the Bitchery about how reading is often a form of comfort for us. Right now, the world is – as I like to call it – a dumpster fire. Turning on the news makes me incredibly upset, with more terrifying and awful stories every morning and afternoon. So I need a good book. I’m in the middle of a couple, but it’s a struggle to maintain my interest for whatever reason. … Continue reading Finding Master Right by Sparrow Beckett →
If you like books with awkward, slightly shy, completely inept and uncomfortable dudes falling in love, then Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren is all your catnip. I’m iffy on New Adult but I loved this book because I loved Niall Stella, the seemingly arrogant and wooden hero who is secretly just super nervous around women. Think uber posh British dude who isn’t cool as shit but rather peeing in his designer undies a bit when a pretty woman … Continue reading Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren →
Before I start talking about the book, let me preface it with TRIGGER WARNING TRIGGER WARNING TRIGGER WARNING. While I may not discuss it heavily in the review, there is very graphic violence (mostly as backstory) and rape as backstory. If either of those are triggering for you in any way, I suggest forgoing this book. If not, please read on. For those who may remember, I reviewed the first Blood Money book – Blamed – and I enjoyed … Continue reading Ripped by Edie Harris →
I have a couple different kinds of Good Book Noise. Sometimes it’s a high pitched vibrating squeak, sort of the Jack Russell terrier hop version of Good Book Noise. Sometimes it’s a gasp, particularly when someone mentions a book that not many other people I know have read, and oh-yay-oh-yay I get to talk about it with someone. Other times it’s a quiet, comforted sigh, because just thinking of the book gives me the happy … Continue reading Attachments by Rainbow Rowell →
After reading a write-up of the awesomeness that is Jack Langdon written by @ActuallyAisha, I bought and read The Devil’s Delilah, despite having a LOT on my reading list for this month and despite not having much time to get it all done. Y’all, I am so glad I made time for this book. It’s wonderful. The Devil’s Delilah is a traditional Regency – have a look at the old cover on the right to … Continue reading The Devil’s Delilah by Loretta Chase →
