Hi, I'm Reading Thief! I am a high school English teacher and, as you might expect, I love to read! I also love going on adventures and learning new thing...
I read I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman for a book club, and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to stretch my literary analysis genes for something other than work for the first time in a while. I want to organize some of my thoughts before our book club meeting this weekend, so unlike my other reviews, this one will contain heavy spoilers and is more of a collection of my thoughts. I…
I've been spending a lot of the summer traveling, so I haven't been reading as much of my phsyical TBR as I would have liked. That being said, I have been making pretty good progress on the Summer Reading Adventure , which is good because summer is almost over! Listen to an audiobook I finished Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir! Re-read an all-time favorite Can't go wrong with Tress of the Emerald Sea…
I have been reading and loving Martha Wells' Murderbot series since 2022, and I am so happy to say that the newest installment, Platform Decay , did not disappoint. It is impossible to discuss the plot without spoiling the other books, but I'll do my best to keep this spoiler-free. Wells' characterization of Murderbot is fantastic. It's funny, observant, and very clearly itself. Wells has its…
My school started an exciting new program this year: staff summer reading! With titles ranging in age levels and genres, their goal was to encourage more reading. Interested staff members chose to borrow one brand-new book from the staff-only library to take home for the summer. It is entirely low-stakes: You don't even have read the book if you don't want to. As someone who is constantly looking…
We're a few weeks into the summer now, so I thought I'd give an update on how my Summer Reading Adventure. is going! Listen to an audiobook I'm (still) currently listening to Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (thanks, library hold expiring) Read outdoors I read House in the Cerulean Sea outside! Re-read an all-time favorite Watch a book-to-screen adaptation Enjoy an author event- in person or online…
Yesterday, we had some friends over for a card game night. Since I am off on summer vacation (and since lack of people to eat my baked goods usually stops me from baking), I decided to bake something. When offered a choice, my husband requested cookies, and I decided to try and experiment with different mix-ins in order to make something new. I like strawberries. Strawberries seemed like a fun…
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is a cozy fantasy novel that follows Linus, a caseworker for a government organization that runs orphanages for magical children. As a cozy novel fan, I am surprised it took me this long to pick up! This is my third Klune novel, and it did not disappoint! This is truly a charming read, in which the main character discovers that life can be more fulfilling…
School is officially out for the summer, which means I am about to have a whole lot of unstructured time on my hands! I recently discovered the National Book Foundation's magical adult reading challenge, the Summer Reading Adventure. Challenges & TBR Listen to an audiobook I'm currently listening to Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Read outdoors Easy! I'll pick a sunny day (like today) and read on…