Nerd and a half

Celebrating the nerd life, being a huge dork, and geekery.

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Jun 5, 20222 min read

I don't know who to root for in Civilizations

Binet, Laurent- Civilizations The premise of this book is a fascinating what-if. It begins with Viking exploration of Canada. A woman,...

Apr 4, 20223 min read

See it or read it: Belgravia

A couple of months ago, I saw Belgravia on DVD at the library and wondered how I had missed it. I'd read the book when it was fairly...

Oct 23, 20211 min read

Children's favorites: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Speare, Elizabeth George- The Witch of Blackbird Pond I bought this book from a Scholastic book order in middle school, thinking that it...

Sep 19, 20213 min read

Just because reading

Because, ooh, that sounds good right now is reason enough to go off my reading challenges. I'm really beginning to wish that hadn't set...

Jun 3, 20213 min read

May 2021 readings

Two books from my Goodreads challenge, one for my alphabet challenge, and a nonfic.

Apr 4, 20216 min read

March 2021: challenge check-in and a galley

Titles from my alphabet reading challenge and my Goodreads reading challenge. Also one YA book and one galley.

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Longbourn and Nelly Dean

Nelly Dean: a Return to Wuthering Heights- Alison Case Longbourn- Jo Baker I read these two books pretty close together last year by...