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Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a romantic book about aspiring musicians with intertwined pasts; the rich fictional history of an...
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Review of Half Wild: Stories by Robin MacArthur
ICYMI: MacArthur's stories, set in rural Vermont, are tragic, beautiful, heartwarming, and heartbreaking. MacArthur, who is from Vermont...
- Jun 1
Review of Namesake by Adrienne Young
I love Young's tone and her characters. Namesake was fantastic, and I wish more books were coming in this series. Namesake is the second...
- May 27
Review of The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod
Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life, and tricky interpersonal...
- May 24
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/24/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a light fiction book about a dedicated single mom who gives love another try, listening to a...
- May 13
Review of The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Coates took his time building the story, and I felt as though he deliberately kept us in a plodding pace to emphasize the unwavering,...
- May 12
Review of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
This is a fast, compelling read, and I tore through it at top speed to find out the Big Reveals. I predicted some of the story, but other...
- May 11
Review of Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Shipstead has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time. I was hooked on both story lines and just...
- Apr 26
Review of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
ACOTAR often read like a romance novel featuring fairies; I listened to this as an audiobook and admit that at times I shrieked when I...
- Apr 22
Review of Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
In this gothic Victorian tale, Waters offers a slow build to heartbreak, twists and double twists, hesitant attempts at love, and,...
- Apr 20
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/20/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Sarah J. Maas's popular young adult fantasy about the collision of faeries and humans, the...
- Apr 15
Review of Normal People by Sally Rooney
The connection between Marianne and Connell is the beautiful, haunting, swirling source of misery, heartache, and joy and fulfillment in...
- Apr 14
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/14/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading (actually listening to, which I recommend in this case) an offbeat, captivating celebrity memoir by...
- Apr 12
Review of The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
The dark, seemingly bottomless water is the standout, creepy element here: a source of relentless, hungry power that straddles the worlds...
- Apr 6
Review of What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson
Cory Anderson's debut is a story about darkness, desperation, unlikely loyalty, and, ultimately, brave young characters in tough spots...
- Mar 30
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 29
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 23
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 8
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 5
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...
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