The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn AndersonWhat I drank prior: A whole bottle of wine plus more with no dinner... so we know how that goes....Spoiler free overview:So there's this chick who moved to a new town, made a couple friends, falls in love with the wrong dude, there's a serial killer goin around, blah blah … Continue reading The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson
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Find Me
By Laura Van Den Berg Well, it's a happy doctor night (meaning we're watching Supernatural, finishign season 2, starting season 3) and we're celebrating my last day on the job so we're drinking plenty of champagne and eating Chinese food. Pretty much an ideal night. Spoiler Free Review: This book is about a woman … Continue reading Find Me
Hamilton: The Revolution
by Jeremy McCarter and Lin Manuel MirandaSo, to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure this is going to fit in our normal review format. I'm pretty sure that anyone who has clicked on this particular post is already going to be a fan of Hamilton, so there's no point in hiding spoilers (and to be … Continue reading Hamilton: The Revolution
Codex Alera: Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Codex Alera: Book One: Furies of Calderon By Jim Butcher What I drank: WHY YOU ASKIN ALL THESE QUESETIONS. WHAT DIDN’T I DRINK? WHATCHU BEEN DRINKIN EH?!?!??? SPOILER FREE ZONE Let me tell you. About the one and true goddess. About the fire and the sword, dat ass and dat Mohawk. About the heart and … Continue reading Codex Alera: Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Yo.Drinkin.Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri ManiscalcoWhat I drank prior: at least 8 beers and a half bottle of wine. you think i'm lyin? it happened.Spoiler-free Overview:Hokay, so. Obviously this is about Jack the Ripper. He's a scary dude. This YA retelling is about the girl that tries to take him down. She's a girl, in 19th … Continue reading Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Hey guys, time for another joint post... Nevernight by Jay Kristoff Sam's Review Parker's Review What I drank prior: so it's a Doctor night and the first one in several weeks so I've had at least 7 beers if not more. Probably more like 8. Not the drunkest I've ever been but it's enough to … Continue reading Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
DEBATE NIGHT Alright guys, I'm pretty fired up about this first debate so please for the love of god, don't hate me. I'm in a mood. What I drank prior: A bottle of wine plus 1/3 of a yummy craft beer and one miller lite. Yes. Drunk. Yes. Pissed because demon-spawn. Deal with it. Spoiler-free overview: … Continue reading Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
The Kingkiller Chronicles books I and II: A Response
Ok so a couple of months ago my girl and fellow goddam nerd Sam wrote a review of the Kingkiller Chronicles and I in no way want to distractfrom her thoughts about the the two novels that Patrick Rothfuss has released thus far. HOWEVER, >_> <_< , I have my own. FIGHT ME SAM!! Spoiler free … Continue reading The Kingkiller Chronicles books I and II: A Response
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
a note: I'm gonna try to write substatnively about this piece of art but it was incredible and my puny human emotions are inusfficient a a set of watercolors with which to paint it.what i drank: I had a half-doxen pints of miller lite and three and a half glasses of white wine and half … Continue reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Illuminae Files and Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
So we had a drinking night. We all got hammered. We all read these books. So we wrote about them together. And shots. Shots happened, right? Sam received an advanced unfinished copy of Gemina at the 2016 BookCon which all three of us read (see the proof, I met them, they are awesome). We will … Continue reading The Illuminae Files and Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff