Book Haul: “Freebie” Fiction

On January 20, 2019February 26, 2019 By Rachel @ thewasofshallIn book haul, videoLeave a comment

Featuring books I’ve been lucky enough to bring home for free!

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta (NOT Peralta — I got B99 on the brain I guess 🤷‍♀️)
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman

Monthly Wrap-Up: December 2018

On January 13, 2019February 26, 2019 By Rachel @ thewasofshallIn monthly wrap-up, videoLeave a comment

I read four books last month!

Giant Days, vol. 7 by John Allison
Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
You Know You Want This: “Cat Person” and Other Stories by Kristen Roupenian

Monthly Wrap-Up: September/October 2018

On November 11, 2018February 26, 2019 By Rachel @ thewasofshallIn monthly wrap-up, videoLeave a comment

Did’ya know that I post videos on YouTube?? If not, check out my latest video below! The books discussed are:

The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld (★★★★)
Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays) by Rebecca Solnit (★★★½)
Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession by Alice Bolin (★★)
One Day in December by Josie Silver (★½)
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory (★★★★½)
The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox (★★★★)

What did you read??

Monthly Wrap-Up: June & July 2018

On August 17, 2018February 27, 2019 By Rachel @ thewasofshallIn monthly wrap-up, videoLeave a comment

This wrap-up is a little late (lol), but I read four books over the last two months:

Inferno by Dan Brown (★★★½)
Not that Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture ed. by Roxane Gay (★★★★)
Notes from My Captivity by Kathy Parks (★★★½)
What Should Be Wild by Julia Fine (★★★★)

What did you read??

Monthly Wrap-Up: May 2018

On June 14, 2018April 20, 2019 By Rachel @ thewasofshallIn monthly wrap-up, videoLeave a comment

I read three books last month:

Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe Women’s Pain by Abby Norman
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl

What did YOU read last month??

Video Review: Biographies!

On January 8, 2017April 23, 2019 By Rachel @ thewasofshallIn review, videoLeave a comment

In which I come back after two years (TWO YEARS) and review The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs and give it 4 stars because it was an “insightful and intimate portrait” of one man’s life and an all-around great read.

And then I review Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris and give it 3 stars because it was “interesting and clever” but not for everyone.

Check out my other videos at YouTube.

New video: A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre

On December 7, 2014June 5, 2018 By Rachel @ thewasofshallIn review, two stars, videoLeave a comment

In which I review A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre and give it 2-2.5 stars because it was “interesting but not interesting enough,” the narrative was slow and jumpy, and the ending was anticlimactic.

Watch it below or check out my other videos at YouTube.