

Review of One Day in December by Josie Silver
Silver offers a story with a missed-chances premise in which romance, drama, and an unwavering hope in fated love are the linchpins. One...
Mar 31, 2021


Review of She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
Heard's young adult thriller was a lightning-fast read, and there's a yearning for connection between the two main protagonists that...
Mar 30, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/29/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading three books that are about to be published: Cory Anderson's debut, a dark young adult novel about...
Mar 29, 2021


Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
Do you love witchy books like I do? I love a good witch-focused book, and I've been wanting to put together a Greedy Reading List on this...
Mar 26, 2021


Review of Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Cosimano's mystery has a wonderfully quirky setup and campy tone, and Finlay's missteps add to the darkly playful feeling of the book....
Mar 25, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/24/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the newest book from Elle Cosimano, in which a misunderstanding has potentially enormous...
Mar 24, 2021


Review of The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
In this satisfying final book in the trilogy, Black's characters show darkly funny humor and trade biting remarks, and creatures of all...
Mar 23, 2021


Review of The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan
Characters cope with lost dreams and find ways to (often clumsily) come together through their shared pain. The vibrancy of Beirut is...
Mar 22, 2021


Six Fantastic Stand-Alone Young Adult Books
Aren't young adult books just the best? Young adult is one of my favorite genres to read for fun and to edit. The main protagonists are...
Mar 19, 2021


Review of Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
The first book in Mahurin's young adult fantasy trilogy was unabashedly dramatic and angsty, and I was smiling at all of it in delight....
Mar 18, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/17/21 Edition
What I'm Reading Now: Three Fun Fantasy Stories I'm reading the newest book from Naomi Novik, which showcases excellent dark humor within...
Mar 17, 2021


Review of Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter
I wished that the book had more fully explored the cycle of prediction and realization that lies at the heart of its premise. In the...
Mar 16, 2021


Review of I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell
A book I loved, in case you missed it! O’Farrell’s meditations on the precious nature of life felt new, honest, raw, and fascinating. We...
Mar 15, 2021


Six Books about Brave Female Spies
Tough women, secrets and smarts, and sneaky spying! I love a peek at a secret world, and each of these books offers that very thing. Only...
Mar 12, 2021


Review of Outlawed by Anna North
North provides intrigue, an exploration of gender and power roles, tales of unconventional friendship, and enough shoot-outs and danger...
Mar 11, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/10/21 Edition
What I'm Reading Now The books I've got on my nightstand and on my Kindle at the moment: a turn-of-the century story about outlaws,...
Mar 10, 2021


Review of The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
There is so much to unpack here; Evans's story themes are often haunting, always powerful, and wonderfully nuanced. She thought the...
Mar 9, 2021


Review of Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack by Heidi von Palleske
The book introduces some fascinating detail and interesting themes, but the story frequently feels choppy and unfinished. In von...
Mar 8, 2021


Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into
Do you love memoirs like I do? I love digging into the story of someone's life--notable because of chance, circumstance, or choice--and...
Mar 5, 2021


Review of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Each life Nora tries on changes her in some way, whether by erasing her regrets about a path not taken, showing her that she's capable of...
Mar 4, 2021
