Author Archives: badkitty1016

A Review of Jen Lancaster’s Twisted Sisters (by Jill)

  I almost hate to write this review because I’ve never read a book by Jen Lancaster that I haven’t found anything redeeming about. I’ll admit the quality has fallen off a bit since her first few memoirs, but I’ve … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction - general, Jen Lancaster, Reviews by Jill, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A Review of The Year of the Gadfly, by Jennifer Miller (by Jill)

  Bethany reviewed this book in 2015 (see her review here), and I remember thinking it seemed like an interesting read. When it turned up on Kindle Unlimited, I added it to my queue, and when I was bored in … Continue reading

Posted in Albinos, Non-Evil, Fiction - general, Fiction - Mystery, fiction - thriller, Jennifer Miller, Reviews by Jill, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Thoughts on T.C. Boyle’s Wild Child and Other Stories (by Jill)

  I’ve read a few of T.C. Boyle’s short stories before, but never a whole collection of them. Wild Child and Other Stories was amazing. Each story, no matter how short, was a self-contained little universe. I wish I’d had … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction - general, Fiction - literary, Fiction - short story collections, Reviews by Jill, T.C. Boyle, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Thoughts on Jerome Groopman’s How Doctors Think (by Jill)

  I started a post on this book about a week ago and it seems to have vanished off my hard drive. That’s fine with me, actually, because it was going nowhere fast, and I’m hoping I can do a … Continue reading

Posted in Jerome Groopman, Nonfiction - General, Nonfiction - Science, Nonfiction - Self-Help, Reviews by Jill, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Reader, I finished it!  Final thoughts on Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager (by Jill)

After what feels like the time it took Claire and Jamie to find each other again between the events of Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager, I finally finished the third book in the Outlander series yesterday afternoon.  It was a … Continue reading

Posted in Diana Gabaldon, Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction - general, Fiction - Historical, Reviews by Jill, TIME TRAVEL, Uncategorized | 13 Comments

So close to the end….

  I have fifty-five pages to go in Voyager. If I’d skipped that last nap this afternoon I probably would have finished it today. But that’s okay. After Bethany and I had a conversation in our comments section about the … Continue reading

Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Reviews by Jill, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Nope. I’ve got nothing.

There’s a very good chance Bethany and I are in a competition this month to see who can write the most inane blog post.  It’s nothing we planned, but that’s what I think May 2016 might be turning into.  Dear … Continue reading

Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Reviews by Jill, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Read All Day Saturday Fail (by Jill)

  Today went very similarly to yesterday but with less napping, and more watching of the idiot box. Super annoying. The good news is that I had a nice, relaxing day home with my husband and four legged family members, … Continue reading

Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Read All Day Friday Fail (by Jill)

  It’s almost like God or fate or karma or something always knows when I want to have a Read All Day Friday, and throws myriad obstacles in my way. Today, despite the fact that I managed to sit in … Continue reading

Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Reviews by Jill, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Progress! Update on Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager (by Jill)

  While I got a bunch of reading done over the weekend, somehow I don’t have anything to say about Voyager today. I suspect it’s because I want to just get back to reading it and screw blogging because I … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction - general, Fiction - Historical, Reviews by Jill, TIME TRAVEL, Uncategorized | 11 Comments