This review is specifically how these players work with Android Auto (AA) in my Kia Sorento. I can't speak as an authority that Android Auto is the same everywhere, so this is definitely MY opinion. There are technically 5 different audiobook players I have used/do use during my commute. I'm really only going to review 4 however since Overdrive… Continue reading Review: Audiobook Players
Category: Books
Review: The Veil of Gold
The Veil of Gold by Kim Wilkins was good, but I can't quite give it great. It grabbed me pretty quickly, I didn't hit 100 pages before I was carrying it around so I could read anywhere I found myself with a few moments. The characters were interesting. I wouldn't give them all kudos on being well-rounded but they… Continue reading Review: The Veil of Gold
Review: Hugo Winner Stone Sky!
N.K. Jemisin's series The Broken Earth won the Hugo Best Novel for ALL THREE NOVELS. And having just finished it - damn, I'm not surprised. Jemisin throws you into the world and uses three voices to explore it so you see it from several viewpoints in the first book. In the second book she narrows into… Continue reading Review: Hugo Winner Stone Sky!
Review: Freedom
So I gave up 39.8% of the way through Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. One of few books I can say I've given up on. It might help if I could skip ahead, but that's really hard to do well in an audio book. Especially since I generally listen while on my commute and I'm driving. The… Continue reading Review: Freedom
Writing: damnit!
The downside, as I've said before, to writing "the story I want to read" is when I notice an old file, open it - have an inkling of what I intended and go "damnit. I wanna know what happens!" I totally did that with a ~1 pg document. There is a teaser. A tiny, itsy-bitsy… Continue reading Writing: damnit!
Review: Villains by Necessity
Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward has been on my reading list for years. I read Animist when I was in HS and am still disappointed there hasn't been a sequel. But to be honest, VbN is the better book. Ironic that her debut novel is better than her second book - but it's true. I am sad… Continue reading Review: Villains by Necessity
Review: Symphony of Ages
So there are good books and there are enjoyable books and there are books that are both. Rhapsody, Prophecy, and Destiny by Elizabeth Hayden are enjoyable but I'm not sure they are good. Their tone is something of a harlequin romance/adventure/mystery with all the flat characters and stereotypical character choices therein. However, that doesn't make them bad books. Let's put it… Continue reading Review: Symphony of Ages
Writing: Writer vs. Reader Opinions
I didn't have a good title for this post, but I've tried 3 times to write something similar and it hasn't worked yet, so we're going with this title for the time being and maybe someday I can come up with something better (I'm open to ideas!) The thing is, I've been reading books lately… Continue reading Writing: Writer vs. Reader Opinions
Review: Pride & Prejudice
I love this book. I have it in at least 3 different forms and always have it loaded on my table and/or phone. It's one of the rare books I keep around to pick up and put down regularly. It isn't a great love story. Damn, I get mad about the women in the book… Continue reading Review: Pride & Prejudice
Writing: I want to write a TV Show
I have been re-listening to Ready Player One - and it has made me go from "dislike" to "UGH THE WORST" on the movie. I have moved my dial from "well, you can tell it was "inspired by" to "were they even trying?!?" And I know, they probably had a ton of difficulty getting rights to stuff… Continue reading Writing: I want to write a TV Show
Dream by Day 