A Colloquy on Books

A wandering storyteller meets a beautiful android. Wary of all robots as androids outnumber humans, the storyteller attempts to escape but is captured by the android, Ibis. Ibis tempts the storyteller by offering to tell him seven stories of human android interactions. All humans resent the androids for taking over the world while forcing them to live isolated and uncultured lives. The storyteller cautiously and skeptically agrees to listen to Ibis’s stories. The stories do not seem to have a connection to one another at all. What is the meaning of these stories? Why is Ibis telling them to the storyteller? Can she be trusted? And what does she want from the storyteller? I was completely surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I got this book from my library on Valentine’s Day a part of their Blind Date with a Book event. The only thing I knew about the book prior to checking it out was: androids. I did end up reading the blurb before I read the book but it was vague enough ...

Lady Katherine has lost all that she knows and loves. Her father is killed for illegally practicing Catholicism and she has nothing left in this world. With nothing to lose, Katherine thirsts for revenge against Queen Elizabeth I. William Shakespeare’s newest play which shall be performed for Her Majesty is the perfect opportunity for Katherine to avenge the death of her father. Unfortunately for her, the play is a tool to find insurrectionists and squash the rebellion. A tool that is wielded by Toby Ellis, a young spy. When Katherine disguised as a boy and Toby are cast as the leads in the play they must fight their attraction to one another. The closer they get the more danger they put themselves in. They must decide if they can pay the price of star-crossed love or if they can survive without the other. Before I start talking about how the book was and all of that good stuff, let me tell you how I chose this book. You’ve probably heard the phrase, "Don't judge a boo...

It’s 2048 and the junior Air Force Academy is training only two pilots to fly their experimental “Streaker” jets. Chase Harcourt is one of those two pilots. With call sign like “Nyx,” it is no surprise that Chase is as tough as they come. She is also impulsive and has lightning fast reflexes. But underneath that tough exterior, she holds a lot of loneliness and pain from her past, as well as a dark secret about her father. Not that anyone tries to get to know her, all they care about is how Chase does on the Streaker trials that are coming up. If she aces them, it proves the prototype jet can knock the enemy out of the air. Everything is not as it seems though, as Chase unearths a huge military secret. There is a third Streaker jet and a third pilot. The pilot, Tristan, can step toe to toe with Chase both in the air and on the ground. With war imminent, she is going to have to put her life in the hands of her competition, if she wants to save the world.  Breaking Sky was...

Peter Laufer used to believe that butterflies and flowers are an analogy for tranquility. He needed an answer for a persistent question and as a journalist he was tired of war and the horrible things in the world, so on a whim Peter Laufer said he was going to write about butterflies. Little did he know that an American lady living in Nicaragua would take him seriously and invite him to her little piece of land to begin exploring the world of butterflies. Peter Laufer had no idea what a treacherous world he was about to step into.  The Dangerous World of Butterflies is this story of exploration. Peter Laufer discovers collectors, criminals, and cops all obsessed with these tiny and miraculous creatures. He explores the roles of butterflies in history and different cultures’ mythology and art. He stumbles into stories of organized crime, ecological devastation, and a growing list of endangered butterflies. Your garden, the creatures in it, and the world will not look the sam...

I am glad that you are here! My name is Toshita and I have written all of the reviews on this website. I read mostly fiction usually Young-Adult fiction, however I do enjoy reading all types of books. I have been running this blog since 2014 but it has been an on again, off again type of affair. Due to the fact that this blog has existed for such a long time the formatting of the reviews has changed. In the older posts, I include link to the Goodreads page for the book as well as a link to buy the book on Amazon. I have decided to no longer do that because I think it is unnecessary and annoying. Another thing that I used to do was post the books that I have read every week. Those posts were always hard to make because of how tedious it was. I will not be posting weekly updates on the books I have read but I will include my recent activity on Goodreads down below. Feel free to follow me on Goodreads if you like my taste in books! Since this is a book review blog,...

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Disclaimer: This post contains spoilers to  The Throne of Glass  series, if you would like to avoid them please skip Heir of Fire . Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass by: Fredrick Douglass Fredrick Douglass was a slave who educated himself through sheer determination, become a freeman, and managed to become one of the greatest American writers, and orators. 2 stars. Outliers: The Story of Success by: Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell explores the world of "outliers:" the most famous, most successful, the brightest. He wonders what makes them different? Most would say it in what they are but Malcolm Gladwell claims its where they are from. He explains what made the Beatles the greatest rock band, why Asians are so good at math, and the secrets of software billionaires. 5 stars. How to Win Friends and Influence People by: Dale Carnegie Dale Carnegie's classic book that teaches you how to get people to like you and how to change a person's mind witho...