Pixi Reads

  • Sunday Post #10 – Hit the wall

    The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kim over on Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s official, I have hit my stress limit. The funny thing is, I hit it while being the one my boss is leaning on to raise the morale of the rest of the department. I have the task this extended weekend… Read more

  • Book Review: Traitor Born by Amy A Bartol

    Title: Traitor Born Author: Amy A Bartol Publisher: 47North Format: eARC (eBook) **I was provided a free copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.** Summary: In the Fates Republic… Firstborns reign supreme. Secondborns kneel in servitude. Thirdborns face death. And Census shadows them all. Secondborn Roselle St. Sismode was pressed into… Read more

  • Book Review: Bossy Pants by Tina Fey

    Title: Bossy Pants Author: Tina Fey Publisher: Hachette Audio Format: Audiobook Narrator: Tina Fey Summary: Before Liz Lemon, before “Weekend Update”, before “Sarah Palin”, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that… Read more

  • Sunday Post #9 – I Need a Slow-Mo Option

    The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kim over on Caffeinated Reviewer. Ever feel life is going too fast? I’ve just had one of those weeks and there is no sign of slowing down. There is a project I’m on at work and it’s getting serious. We are at the point of needing… Read more

  • Review: We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union

    Title: We’re Going to Need More Wine Author: Gabrielle Union Publisher: HarperAudio Format: Audiobook Narrator: Gabrielle Union Summary: In the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman. One month before the release… Read more

  • Review: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

    Title: Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Format: Audible Audiobook Publisher: Audible Studios Narrator: Greg Tremblay Summary: Citra and Rowan are teenagers living in a time where death has been conquered. Kids now go splat for fun – jump from a building and die – knowing they will be brought back in a few days. The only way to die is… Read more