"Medieval childcare books are generally very stern and preachy. They are still fun for the modern reader, however, because early printers used a long s that, to the modern eye, looks just like an f. Since the books tend to dwell at length on breastfeeding, you read a lot about getting the fuckling infant to fuckle."
This is one of those "read while you can" moments. Hooray for swimming lessons!
Vacation reading: a little bit of everything! #fridayreads #vacationreads
After three days of rain, it's back to the deck with an Aperol spritz and a creepy story -- couldn't resist this one after @unabridgedchick 's rave review. Summer has arrived!
The great thing about driving to California rather than flying: you can take as many books as you want, even if you probably won't finish any of them because you have a three-year-old. 💕💕💕
Sometimes the stars align: book, couch, sleeping toddler, no chores.
I can hardly believe this is really happening. I'm at the cabin, everyone else is in bed, and I'm eating lemon cake and reading this fabulous book. I thought I was going to be hung up on The Raven King for weeks, but this is the perfect follow-up. Incredibly creative and gripping.
@Liberty 's Fun Friday Photo prompt: what do you like to read about? I'll read anything about ancient Rome, modern India, & the Romantic poets. And as you can see from my vacation reading, I can't resist a smart historical romance heroine or a novel inspired by a 19th-century British author.
Vacation book #1! I've been meaning to read N.K. Jemisin for a while now and this one is super gripping so far.
This hasn't grabbed me just yet, but I know something big is just around the corner...
Bubbles, chalk, books: everything you need for a trip to the park. I was bereft after finishing Jude Morgan's Passion, but fortunately I had this novel of the Brontes waiting patiently on my shelf.
I thought about @Liberty 's Fun Friday Photo suggestion (the book with your favorite ending) for a long time, but in the end I couldn't resist the youthful heartbreak and hope of Cassandra Mortmain -- one of the characters I love most in literature. 😢😍😍
I could have read this when it came out six weeks ago, but instead I waited and waited and waited for my library hold on the audiobook to come through. SO WORTH IT.
"Did you know it's possible to really irritate a dying person? Even an already mostly dead dying person. I don't recommend it though."
Great fun so far -- clever, creepy, and full of intriguing characters.
Vacation reading: French Milk en plein air! I loved Something New and Relish, so I'm excited to read the rest of Lucy Knisley's oeuvre!
My two-year-old, every time she sees the cover of this book: "What happened that yady, Mama?" ??
I can't get enough of this series. Clever, funny, romantic, and unafraid to tackle matters of the heart and issues of social justice!
