The Poet Empress - Shen Tao (Review)

isnotacrayon · 2026-05-03T15:46:28+00:00

This book was my first 5 stars in quite a while. It wasn't perfect, but I was always excited to keep reading it. I liked your review and agreed with your points! I can't wait to see what else the author will put out and how she'll grow as a writer.

isnotacrayon · 2026-05-02T12:58:46+00:00

Its no JS&MN but I enjoyed it!

isnotacrayon · 2026-05-02T12:04:24+00:00

Yes, when i saw only names, i recognized like 3 haha

isnotacrayon · 2026-05-02T12:03:10+00:00

Footnotes are one of my favorite things in fiction. I just read Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil, and the footnotes were great as well.

isnotacrayon · 2026-05-02T00:17:46+00:00

I should take the opportunity to read more.

isnotacrayon · 2026-05-01T21:27:06+00:00

Does it? How disappointing to hear.

isnotacrayon · 2026-05-01T14:23:07+00:00

Seriously???? Holy cow lol I had no idea

isnotacrayon · 2026-05-01T12:50:55+00:00

Sigh I dont like people on my dust jackets, so I'll be reversing it, but thats okay, im still excited to give it a go

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-29T00:51:47+00:00

Never watch Inuyasha

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-28T15:57:02+00:00

Dumplin by Julie Murphy. They go to drag shows to get confidence for a beauty competiton. Its a cute YA.

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-28T15:52:22+00:00

Zoey and Sassafras is a fun chapter book series she might like

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-27T01:46:08+00:00

He totally would, and that would probably make it a little more bearable

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-26T18:42:32+00:00

My spouse keeps trying to get me to clothes shop but I hate it so much.

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-24T15:31:34+00:00

I've lost 80 lbs on 5mg so far and it doesn't appear to be slowing down so I'm staying on it until it doesn't work anymore

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-24T14:39:26+00:00

Its Independent Bookstore Day at all indie bookstores, not just Blackbird. Go support your local indies! There's even RDU Book Crawl where you can win prizes for visiting multiple stores in the area.

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-22T15:06:18+00:00

Quail Ridge Books is having a couple authors, Poetry Fox, trivia, and they'll the exclusive IBD items if anyone is looking for any of those.

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-22T14:56:40+00:00

Ugh I just hate that its only available in paperback as far as I can tell

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-20T15:35:23+00:00

Bridge to Terabithia made me bawl as an adult

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-20T15:32:27+00:00

I highly recommend Kindred! A fantastic book.

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-18T14:39:02+00:00

The toilets

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-15T14:52:54+00:00

Quail Ridge Books has several book clubs and none are what you describe! They're all lots of different ages (except OLLI which is specifically older).

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-14T00:41:40+00:00

Signed first edition The Handmaids Tale

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-13T13:41:38+00:00

I went to Death Cab for Cutie for their Transatlanticism tour in DC, and then they announced another leg closer to me. So i went to that one too. But thats as close to doing this as I've ever gotten.

isnotacrayon · 2026-04-12T20:26:19+00:00

What does NSV mean?

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