book blogging

  • Revisiting Panem: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    This book is a masterpiece cover to cover. The rise, fall and rise of Snow is so flawless as readers get to experience the choices he makes to fall into evil when he’s capable of so much goodness. There’s the… Continue reading

    Revisiting Panem: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
  • Rain, Rain Go Away

    It’s been cold, rainy and miserable here in Western Pennsylvania. For about two weeks now, it’s been in the 50s and just storm after storm after storm. We had my oldest niece’s Sweet 16 on Saturday and the weather was… Continue reading

    Rain, Rain Go Away
  • Life of Bry: Here we go

    It’s been raining for about two weeks straight. We’re getting Florida-style weather in Pennsylvania. It’ll be glorious and bright one moment and miserable and wet the next. We’ve been getting raging storms, too. Continue reading

    Life of Bry: Here we go
  • Revisiting Panem: Catching Fire *reread*

    I didn’t expect to cry during a reread but Catching Fire made me weep multiple times. Collins knows how to work a narrative in this very simplistic but impactful way. It’s like needlework — delicate but intricate. I love it. Continue reading

    Revisiting Panem: Catching Fire *reread*
  • Revisiting Panem: The Hunger Games *reread*

    I feel as if I get something new out of THG each time I read it, and this time was no different. This time, I really grew attached to Katniss more than ever — which is odd since I was… Continue reading

    Revisiting Panem: The Hunger Games *reread*