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41% complete! Shannon Kay has read 5 of 12 books.
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Shannon Kay commented on Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare (The Last Hours)
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@timelordiroh I love these books! Glad you're enjoying them too.
Review of 'Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903' on 'Storygraph'
Last night, I read a short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery(author of Anne of Green Gables) from 1903 called The Strike at Putney.
It’s about a group of church ladies who are told by their church elders and minister that a missionary woman cannot speak in the church, because a woman cannot preach from the pulpit.
So they go on strike. <spoiler>They stop organizing socials to raise money, don’t set fresh flowers out in the church, or clean and dust the church. The organist doesn’t play, and no women sing in the choir.
“You know if a woman isn't fit to speak in the church she can't be fit to sing in it either."
The Strike at Putney by L. M. Montgomery
The men last two weeks.</spoiler>
I was delighted to read this story from 120 years ago about women opposing patriarchalism in church.
Shannon Kay reviewed House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
Linus is an uptight caseworker with a heart of gold working for the department in …
Review of 'House in the Cerulean Sea' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
A hopeful book about seeing the good in people.
A hopeful book about seeing the good in people.
Shannon Kay reviewed Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell
Review of 'Scattered Showers' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
A delightful collection of short stories by Rainbow Rowell. A few that I had already read.
• Midnights - New Years Eve story. Have already read and loved. Also in My True Love Gave To Me.
• Kindred Spirits - Previously published, but I hadn’t read it yet. About a girl waiting in line for Star Wars The Force Awakens in 2015. Really cute.
• Winter Songs for Summer - Set in what must be, like, 1999/2000ish on a college campus. Really cute story featuring mix CDs.
• The Snow Ball - (skipped because it seemed Christmassy and I wanted to save it until after Thanksgiving) Cute. I like the weird best friends and Star Trek is obviously better than Prom. True Story: The day of my senior prom, I was at a theatre festival.
• If the Fates Allow - Read last year and loved. About Christmas 2020.
• …
A delightful collection of short stories by Rainbow Rowell. A few that I had already read.
• Midnights - New Years Eve story. Have already read and loved. Also in My True Love Gave To Me.
• Kindred Spirits - Previously published, but I hadn’t read it yet. About a girl waiting in line for Star Wars The Force Awakens in 2015. Really cute.
• Winter Songs for Summer - Set in what must be, like, 1999/2000ish on a college campus. Really cute story featuring mix CDs.
• The Snow Ball - (skipped because it seemed Christmassy and I wanted to save it until after Thanksgiving) Cute. I like the weird best friends and Star Trek is obviously better than Prom. True Story: The day of my senior prom, I was at a theatre festival.
• If the Fates Allow - Read last year and loved. About Christmas 2020.
• The Prince and the Troll - Weird and fun. A sort of fantasy story about a bridge troll who I think turned out to be a mermaid, but her river had dried up. Because of the road.
• Mixed Messages - I decided to read this, even though I haven’t read Attachments. It was an enjoyable story that was mostly a text message conversation between two friends who are women nearing their fifties.
• *Snow for Christmas - the Simon Snow story. Haven’t read those books, but have read Fangirl. I skipped this one.
• In Waiting - This was like being inside of Rainbow Rowell’s head. It was really funny at the beginning. It was really interesting and reflective as it progressed.
Shannon Kay reviewed Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Review of 'Bloodmarked' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
It was so good. I couldn’t put it down.
Fantasy, action, lovable characters. I thought they might be about to take down every hierarchical structure standing in their way at some points.
I would preorder a book three right now if it were possible.
It was so good. I couldn’t put it down.
Fantasy, action, lovable characters. I thought they might be about to take down every hierarchical structure standing in their way at some points.
I would preorder a book three right now if it were possible.
Shannon Kay reviewed The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (The Heroes of Olympus #3)
"The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants …
Review of 'The Mark of Athena' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I finally read this book, I don't know why it took so long to get to it, but it was great and now I'm anxiously awaiting the next one. Cliffhangers. More like cliff... not hanger.
Shannon Kay reviewed Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
Review of 'Kiss Curse' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Halloween vibes! Great Halloween themed witchy contemporary romance. Fast and funny with a tiny bit of mystery/suspense and a few steamy scenes. Cozy paranormal romance?
Halloween vibes! Great Halloween themed witchy contemporary romance. Fast and funny with a tiny bit of mystery/suspense and a few steamy scenes. Cozy paranormal romance?
Shannon Kay reviewed The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel …
Review of 'The Son of Neptune' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Finally finished this book! I had a baby last year and my recreational reading went out the window. I'm now determined to finish all books I started and abandoned last spring.
Favorite bit: Amazon.com is run by Amazons.
Shannon Kay rated Other Birds: 4 stars
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.
Right off the …
Shannon Kay reviewed The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (The Heroes of Olympus #1)
Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up on a school bus …
Review of 'The Lost Hero' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
There was a big gap between when I actually started this book and finishing it. I kind of abandoned it over the holidays. By the time I had recovered from said holidays and realized I haven't finished this book I was pretty close to the end. The end definitely grabbed me though and things were clicking into place about the story even though it had been over a month since I had read most of it. If you liked the Percy Jackson series, this is worth reading.
In this exhilarating novel, two friends--often in love, but never lovers--come together as creative partners …
Review of 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
It was nostalgic, with depth. I appreciate the themes of video games and theatre, and the friendship love story.
I actually related to a lot of things in this book.I married a game developer. I loved doing theatre in high school and college. I’m 9-10 years younger than the main characters, so their childhood and college years were a different timeframe, technologically, but most were timeframes that I remembered nostalgically.
I don’t know what the overlap is between those who have read this book and those who have participated in game development, but most of the reviews I’m seeing are from people who say they don’t know too much about games. That’s fine, but I’m just curious. Like, how many other people have read this book that have also, for example, opened Unreal Engine? Is it just me?
It was nostalgic, with depth. I appreciate the themes of video games and theatre, and the friendship love story.
I actually related to a lot of things in this book.I married a game developer. I loved doing theatre in high school and college. I’m 9-10 years younger than the main characters, so their childhood and college years were a different timeframe, technologically, but most were timeframes that I remembered nostalgically.
I don’t know what the overlap is between those who have read this book and those who have participated in game development, but most of the reviews I’m seeing are from people who say they don’t know too much about games. That’s fine, but I’m just curious. Like, how many other people have read this book that have also, for example, opened Unreal Engine? Is it just me?
Shannon Kay rated The last Olympian: 4 stars
The last Olympian by Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian revolves around the demigod Percy Jackson as he leads his friends in a last stand to protect …
Shannon Kay rated The Battle of the Labyrinth: 4 stars
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
The Battle of the Labyrinth is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is …