MERYN MADE

  • JULY 2022 READING WRAP UP

    JULY 2022 READING WRAP UP

    The variety of my reading within a single month is astounding, and impressive, if I do say so myself: a couple romances, a couple of thrillers, a YA non-fiction about racism, my first ever graphic novel, a book of haiku, and even a humous field guide about birds. Top tier, 5 star favorite is Rock Read more

  • LIFE LATELY // Q2 2022

    Reading Planning house hunting, trip to meet riley sager Watching mudhens home opener, walleye play off games Cooking homemade chicken pot pie, zucchini mac and cheese, tomato basil frittatas, smoking chickens Eating gideon owen wine company in port clinton Drinking brewdog (cin), barrel house (cin), buffalo rock (waterville), clag brewing company (port clinton), salt springs, Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 13

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 13

    Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy GreatsAuthor: Gabe HenryPublication Date: February 2022Genre: poetry, humorMethod: hardcover borrowed from TPL At the end of June, I took a look at the genre related goals and intentions I set for the year of 2022 and realized I hadn’t yet picked up a comedy or Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 12

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 12

    My MonticelloAuthor: Jocelyn Nicole JohnsonPublication Date: October 2021Genre: short stories, historical fictionMethod: audiobook via TPL Ugh, it’s hard to rate a collection of stories. This collection starts out this a bang with Control Negro, performed live by LeVar Burton (yes, from Reading Rainbow). It was incredible, so gripping, eerie, and unsettling. The audio experience made Read more

  • NEW HOUSE, NEW LIFE

    Less than 2 weeks until we move into our first home. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of everything I’m excited for, and the idyllic, perfect life I think homeownership will bring I’m excited to: → just listen to and have music playing[ can’t tell you the last time I’ve listen to The Wombats, The Format, or Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 11

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 11

    The House Across the LakeAuthor: Riley SagerPublication Date: June 2022Genre: thriller, mysteryMethod: signed hardcover Regardless of rating, this book will always have a very special place in my heart. I will read anything and everything Riley Sager writes and I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet him during his book tour Read more

Meryn is a thrifty physical therapist and book collector based in Ohio.