Book-Geek

I've been awake since 2am.  My babies are flying home today.   I haven't seen them in 2 months and I am beside myself with excitement.   I chose to use the last few hours to finish up a title I have been reading on my Kindle in between physical books,  (my preference).  I must admit,  it was time well spent.  I enjoyed this supernatural / horror very much.  The characters were well-developed, and the suspense kept me engaged the whole time An angsty teenage girl and her mom move into an old mansion with history shrouded with secrets in a small town.   Things start getting weird.   Wishes are granted at the expense of others.   There are plenty of typical high school experiences coupled with some heavy, real-life scenarios included  Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy.  I recommend this to any teen looking for a thriller.  

Due to my firstborn's shoulder surgery halfway across the country, I had the rare opportunity to have a week of downtime. In between sleepless nights and ice packs and pain meds, I read, spent an obnoxious amount of time on social media, and ate a ton of fast food.  I brought three books with me: The last graduate by Naomi Novik , Screwtape letters by C.S. Lewis , and Creating change through Humanism by Roy Speckhardt . I chose the first because it is a library book and I am DYING to finish it as it is the sequel to Deadly education, which left on a wicked cliffhanger. I chose the Screwtape letters because I read it as a kid and remember it being weirdly entertaining and I grabbed the Humanism book because a friend lent it to me. I made quite a bit of progress with Deadly education. It is one of quite a few sequels that I have read lately that is better than the first. I never picked up Screwtape letters but I did poke around at the Humanist book and spoiler alert, I think I am a H...