Hola, Look i've been having a couple of boring weeks so i'v read a lot. but i'm also trying to take November off of drinking so going to do a couple posts tonight. A Shadow Bright and Burning By Jessica Cluess What I drank prior: A whole bottle of wine with no dinner. If you've ever drank … Continue reading A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess
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The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know by Mike Carey So, starting out: I read the first two books of the Dresden Files which follows a similar formula. There's a guy who deals with supernatural stuff. My problem is that the Dresden Files made it seem like everything was truly insurmountable, and at some point I got tired … Continue reading The Devil You Know
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
HI EVERYONE! Firstly, we're trying really hard to make this blog look not sucky. Please offer any help/suggestions you may have... we're bad at this and my manfriend (well versed in HTML) wants $1000. Obviously ridiculous. ANYWHO time for the book. What I drank prior to the review: 4 heavily poured margaritas. I made the margaritas … Continue reading These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
HELLO!!! It's Doctor Night..... What I drank prior: Okay so, it's Doctor night. But Doctor night has evolved into Supernatural night because we ran out of Doctor Who episodes. I drank something like 8 beers and half a bottle of wine. Wait... there was a shot of vodka in there somewhere. Spoiler-free Overview: YO. Okay … Continue reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz What I Drank Prior to This Review: At least a bottle of wine? Maybe more? Going to be honest, today was THE WORST. I had a horrible day. So I kept drinking. And now i'm drunk enough for a review. Spoiler-free Overview First and foremost, … Continue reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
There Once Were Stars by Melanie McFarlane
There Once Were Stars by Melanie McFarlane What I drank prior to the review: I've had at least a 6-Pack of Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat... and some wine. Plus it was Doctor Who night so.... Spoiler-free Overview: This is a dystopian YA novel. Apparently there was some sort virus that made folk start living in these … Continue reading There Once Were Stars by Melanie McFarlane
Mistborn – Brandon Sanderson
As many of our nights blogging start out, this is a quasi-Dr. Night. I started with a nitro beer (crunchy yet oddly satisfying (THATS A LION KING REFERENCE!)) and then moved on to a pinot noir that I got from trader joes for probably about five dollars (solid choice. TJ's has good wine, also cheeses … Continue reading Mistborn – Brandon Sanderson
"Oryx and Crake" by margaret Attwood, or THESE FUCKING SNAKES HAVE HANDS, a novel.
What I drank prior: A sixer of miller lite and a sixer of New Belgium Rampant imperial IPA, and a sneaked shot of Boodles Gin (Sorry Ginny). Spoiler Free Overview: son, my feet hurt FOR jimmy. I’m a summer baby, and it’s summer, so I’ve got a good little summer heel, myself. But he’s … Continue reading "Oryx and Crake" by margaret Attwood, or THESE FUCKING SNAKES HAVE HANDS, a novel.
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
The Sudden Appearance of Hope – Drunk Blogging
The Sudden Appearance of Hope is by Claire North, who wrote The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. At this point I think I need to say that I technically got this at an ARC copy at BookCon this year, (which was awesome, I highly suggest going). But this book came out, I think, in … Continue reading The Sudden Appearance of Hope – Drunk Blogging