Lauren

I have a lot of big feelings!!!

lol wtf

Age of Reptiles: The Hunt is one of the first (and for a few years, only) comic books my brother & I had growing up, and we wore that thing out to shreds. I honestly never thought I would ever reencounter the series. Talking about it to other comic fans made me feel like it was some sort of gaslighty-mandella effecty situation (because everyone's first favorite comic book is Batman or Spiderman).
I'm glad to say it holds up - but of course, because Dinosaurs are timeless (even though they are long dead) - and it's as stunningly gorgeous as I remembered it.

Not me WEEPING in the stacks

Perhaps one of my favorite books that I've read so far this year, it made me cry* and then burst into laughter within the same paragraph.

* - I am NOT a cryer

This series is just so... How dare they eavesdrop on my brother & me and then turn our geeky conversations into an anime/manga?

While so much of this book is focused on my academic interests, I found that, for me anyway, there wasn't much new information I hadn't already known. But, as always, I did walk away with some new insights so as not to be a total disappointment.

I can say this wasn't at all what I'd expected, and ultimately I found the book forgettable (forgetting even have read it 2 weeks after I'd finished it). Otherwise, it's very much in my interests topically, so where that's concerned it didn't disappoint.

I'm never going to remember ever reading this book.

Lesbian PTSD
Happy Pride

Good for a reading slump, but there's no way I'm ever going to remember having read this 3 months from now

WHOOOOOOA, the haters sure are dog piling on this book for some reason.
Listen, if you don't know what Goblincore is, or don't feel a connection with Goblins, this book just isn't meant to be for you. Simple as that.
Lordy, I hate for this review to be a rebuttal to previous negative reviews - I want to add one last thing. The author is accused of being a hypocrite for saying it's an “inclusive” community, while readers felt it was exclusive, and for “misusing” “anti-capitalist” when she means “materialistic.” This is basically what I mean when I say this book isn't going to be for you. You get your pick of communities to be in, and not everyone else does. Anyone for whom “goblincore” resonates knows exactly what the author is trying to convey, and that's more important, because they're likely already members of fringe communities and have a healthy disdain for the pearl-grasping status quo. Also, this book was published by Quirk Books, which is a very unserious indie publisher. Like, really, guys. It's not that serious.

Anyway.
I personally worried I wasn't “Goblin-y” ENOUGH for Goblin-core, so I felt that this book was soothing and reassuring. As it turns out, I'm a bigger Goblin than I thought without ever trying! Just the thing I needed while embarking into a season that historically brings out my worst.

Not exactly a juicy fart, but not a dusty fart, either. Definitely a Ź

This book was a gift from one of my aunts who knows that I love: picture books (even as an adult), cats, and the Saints.

It can be challenging to find stories about the saints to introduce to junior audiences, but especially as a cat - or critter - lover, this is sure to be a hit. Pair with a kitty craft appropriate for a group of children, and you've got a solid CCD lesson plan.

This book is very special to me. My mother is a retired SPED aide/para of 20 years, truly one of the most under-appreciated careers out there, so it was especially validating for me to see a book featuring “her kids” I've gotten to know through her over the course of a generation.
It's admittedly an imperfect book, but I'd still recommend it to adults and children alike.

I love this edo era cat

No, but why was this so good and fun?

Scratched that little historical-nerd itch I had in my brain. Still don't like Tudor history, tho.

MATHEEEEEEWWWWWWW

WAKE UP FAM, NEW DISNEY FAIRIES JUST DROPPED!!Last year, for a lark, I'd decided to revisit [a:Kiki Thorpe 106969 Kiki Thorpe https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1383570243p2/106969.jpg]'s middle grade series because [a:Judith H. Clarke 24987353 Judith H. Clarke https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s illustrations are just so yummy, I want to soak them in. Also, I have some fond memories of the Disney Fairies in general. So I was especially happy to see the series revitalized.It was a quick read; very cozy and comforting. It cured something in me I didn't realize needed fixing. It's not perfect of course, but it did the trick and I was happy with it.

I can't for the life of me remember who recommended this to me or why, but they were right.

This isn't “sci-fi” per say, but just the same I tend to find stories about space exploration disorienting, so I feel like I may have been slower on the pick-up. Once I got into the groove, though, it went beyond my expectations

Emily Carroll's illustrations, as always, are ahem

It wasn't the tract I'd always imagined this book would be. To start, a lot of the information wouldn't apply to me anyway, though there is some wisdom, especially in regards to taking practical, actionable steps for making room in your life to
(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ Follow Your Dreams... ♥
Beyond that, there is a lot of information that's already very dated. I read the expanded edition, and that was so superfluous. What we need is not an expanded edition, what we could really use is a newer... uh.. reduced edition.

's cute

I really needed this