Check out the first part in this series here before reading! That Shabbat, I found Kevin during the oneg and asked him when would be a good time to come over that evening before heading downtown to go do whatever crazy, post-Shabbas stuff we felt like doing, especially since it was July and havdalah was excruciatingly late. He shrug, as usual, and said he didn't really care when. It was Shabbat after all. He added I could crash his study session with his roommate, Justin, and our other ...
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Pizza in the Rain Pt. I
I know this week I should be publishing a book review, but as I announced last week there would be no blog post, I also mentioned I had a special edition two part series planned I wanted to share. That said, as the executive powers that be lie with, well...me, I have elected no book review shall be shared this week. Instead, I am going to share the story of how it all happened, of how my husband and I "met". (I say "met" because we were already friends for three years before we started ...
WOMS: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This book! Where to begin? Raucous. Zany. FUN! Or as one review put it, Delightfully bonkers. Jen Deluca, author of the Well Played I was not expecting the absolute riot of an adventure that is India Holton's The Wisteria Society of Lady ...
WOMS: Bringing Down the Duke
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As promised, here's my first book review after a lengthy hiatus of my WOMS [What's on my Shelf?] series! So beware: spoilers! At the moment of writing this, I stayed up last night until after the wee hour of 2:00 AM, and then immediately picked the ...
What’s on my Shelf: May-June
As promised last week, since June has ended, here are my latest book reviews. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker I’ll begin with this delightful beauty since I’ve literally just finished it. My first thoughts are of gratitude to Wecker for embracing two cultures which are so intimate to myself, I felt I was reading a personal, alternate history of familiar lives long parted from me. It made me proud to read a story about these two cultures I cherish. The way she captured ...
