Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I really did!  I knew I was going to be gone from Wednesday night to Saturday morning, and I knew I’d be coming home to a busy weekend, and I kept meaning to do a ‘taking a quick break’ kind of post, but other things seemed to pop up every time I tried to do it.  I’m truly sorry!

The thing is, I’m still fairly exhausted from ALL THE THINGS, and so this is going to be brief.  Are you ever in the mood to read something completely, utterly, and in all ways bizarrely funny?  If you are, you need to try Caleb Krisp’s Ivy Pocket series.  Ivy is a maid with all the natural instincts of any kind of expert, anywhere–at least, to herself.  (What her employers, acquaintances, and readers think of her is best left to discover.)  There is fantasy involved here that I didn’t expect–an object of power, mysterious characters with strange powers–but also a sort of eye-popping humor that’s a little bit hard to describe.  I skimmed the series before handing it over to my 11-year-old, and I’m still shaking my head at times about just how odd (but entertaining!) it was.  Start with Anyone But Ivy Pocket and move on through the trilogy; I promise you an unforgettable ride!