Hold Me is both very ambitious and very uneven. We here at the Bitchery are unabashed Courtney Milan fans, to the point where I cannot possibly read a Milan book without both bias in its favor and very high expectations. As with all Milan books, I squeed repeatedly while reading, but the overall reading experience was not as enjoyable as I hoped it would be. Hold Me involves Jay, a physicist, who is super duper … Continue reading Hold Me by Courtney Milan
This is a biased review in the sense that this book appears to have been written specifically for me. Seriously. Look at the title page under a microscope, and you’ll find, “Written specifically for CarrieS” in tiny aquamarine-colored cursive metallic type. A Week to be Wicked is one of Tessa Dare’s “Spindle Cove” books. In this Regency romance, Minerva needs a favor – she needs Colin Sandhurst, AKA Lord Payne, to fake an elopement with … Continue reading A Week To Be Wicked by Tessa Dare
From Gry, our Norwegian Friday Videos Correspondent, comes this amazing video about scientific experiments upon the humble yet delicious Cadbury Creme Egg. If you have any Cadbury Creme Eggs left over from Easter (which… how did you not eat them all?!) I must say, please don’t try this at home. Link! These are from the University of Nottingham’s Periodic Table of Videos series, which is truly fantastic. Also: “The goo is where it’s at.” No … Continue reading Friday Videos love Creme Eggs and Science
