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January 17, 2023

CONVERSATION: Looking Ahead to 2023

JanineConversationsanticipated / Hope / New Year's resolutions33 Comments

Hi everyone, I’ve got a new conversation topic for you. Last month we talked about how our reading went in 2022. Now let’s talk about 2023. Do you have any New Year’s resolutions when it comes to your reading (i.e. read X number of books, read more of a genre ... more >

January 1, 2023

End-of-2022 Open Thread for Readers

JanineOpen Threadanticipated / Best of 2022 / Open Thread / year in review29 Comments

Happy New Year to you all! Do you have great reads from 2022 to talk about? What were your favorites? Which books were weakest or frustrated you most? And which books are you most looking forward to in 2023? As always, chatting about stuff in general is welcome.

December 20, 2022

CONVERSATION: 2022 in Review

JanineConversationsauthor discovery / Best of 2022 / book trends / DNF / genres / reading slumps / reading trends / statistics / year in review49 Comments

Janine: Every reading year is different. There are years when we read more books and years when we read fewer. Some years we make a great discovery–an author we’ve never read before and whose books we love. Other years are a drought. Some years a genre trends in a direction ... more >

December 15, 2022

Bridgerton, Season Two: A Discussion, Part II

JanineFilm Reviewsdiversity / female friendship / feminism / gossip columnist / high society / Humor / joint review / mothers / siblings / television series / tv adaptation2 Comments

On Tuesday, Layla and I (belatedly) discussed some aspects of season two of Bridgerton, including the production values, the main characters, and the romance. Today we move on to Penelope, Colin and Eloise, the matriarchs, the humor, and the show’s sibling relationships.     Penelope, Eloise and Colin   Layla: ... more >

December 13, 2022

Bridgerton, Season Two: A Discussion, Part I

JanineFilm Reviewscostumes / courtship / diversity / love triangles / marriage / music / sisters / social climbing / television series / tv adaptation / viscount2 Comments

Janine: Last year, Layla and I wrote a series of posts about the first season of Bridgerton, and early this year we wanted to do the same for the second season. By the time we finished writing that post, though, we felt it would be more appropriate to run it ... more >

December 6, 2022

CONVERSATION: Meet Cute or Meet Horrible?

JanineConversationsmeet cute / meet-disaster22 Comments

Janine: Sometimes the first meeting between two protagonists is cute (they are walking their dogs toward each other and the leashes get tangled–I think I’ve seen that somewhere) and sometimes it’s horrible (she thinks she’s catching he’s breaking in and greets him with a baseball bat). Which do you enjoy ... more >

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