animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

mister b. gone

This is the first Clive Barker novel I have read in quite some time. It was a good reminder of what an imaginitive writer he is. It tells the story of a demon who is trapped in the book (and who talks to you directly while telling his stories). You …

bird box

Due to the tepid reviews, I wasn’t sure if I should watch this movie or not. But, I decided to give it a go last night and I did enjoy it. Of course, it’s one of my favorite genres (apocalyptic), so that helped turn the scales in its favor. The …

clothes shopping

A few years ago, I tried out Stitch Fix. It was fun getting new clothes in the mail, but the clothes weren’t my style, so I canceled that subscription and tried Trunk Club. The Trunk Club stuff was a lot more to my liking. However, it came at a big …

a dog’s purpose

This was a cute movie about, well, a dog’s purpose. The story was told from the point of view of a single dog, through several reincarnations and owners. If you like dogs, you will probably enjoy this movie. I don’t see how you wouldn’t. My rating: 4/5

orphan x

I was really hoping to be into this book by Gregg Hurwitz, as I’ve liked his other stuff. Plus, it’s part of a series, so it would have given me some new books to read. But, alas, I found the writing to be excruciatingly detailed and it wasn’t as enjoyable …