- 9 hours ago
Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
Riley has crafted a middle-grade fantasy book with humor, adventure, characters to root for, and heart and depth that surprised me. I'll...
- a day ago
Review of The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Johnson offers a wonderfully imperfect heroine and her fascinating journeys through the multiverse, her various lives, and her alternate...
- 5 days ago
Review of Circe by Madeline Miller
ICYMI: My recent review of Natalie Haynes's entertaining A Thousand Ships brought to mind this wonderful title by Madeline Miller that I...
- Sep 10
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/10/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Guncle, Steven Rowley's sassy, heartwarming fiction about an uncle caring for his young niece...
- Sep 8
Review of How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
ICYMI: In Matt Haig's How to Stop Time, main protagonist Tom Hazard lives for centuries but is not allowed to fall in love. When he...
- Aug 16
Review of Paper & Blood (Ink & Sigil #2) by Kevin Hearne
I enjoyed revisiting characters from Ink & Sigil, but I felt bogged down by recounted stories and detailed logistics, and I missed the...
- Aug 11
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Paper & Blood, Kevin Hearne's second and final book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy duology; The...
- Jul 30
July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from July! Here are the books I most loved reading during the past month. I'd love to hear: what are some of your...
- Jul 27
Review of Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Ursula unknowingly lives her life over and over again as Atkinson explores how choices large and small cause enormous repercussions for a...
- Jul 26
Review of Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo
The moments of redemption aren’t too easy, and I found the various threads building toward the amazing ending to be satisfying and...
- Jul 23
Six Fascinating Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories
The Second-Chance Books I love a good second-chance book in which the main character gets the opportunity to go back and try again, redo...
- Jul 22
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/22/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Rule of Wolves, Leigh Bardugo's second and final book in the young adult King of Scars duology; I'm...
- Jul 21
Review of Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
I adored the romantic setup and seemingly ill-fated attraction in Saft's young adult fantasy-mystery, but I was dissatisfied with the...
- Jul 19
Review of Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot #6) by Martha Wells
Fugitive Telemetry is full of more wonderfully grumpy Murderbot, flummoxed by humans' behavior and saving their skins at every turn. It's...
- Jul 16
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/16/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Down Comes the Night, a young adult fantasy story featuring magical healing and warring kingdoms;...
- Jul 13
Review of The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
Small moments in this young adult book ring true, and the story feels primarily about relationships, set against a witchy background. In...
- Jul 12
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/12/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a bizarre, dark set of short stories by a former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer, Jen Spyra;...
- Jun 30
June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from June! Here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past month, in the order in which...
- Jun 23
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...
- Jun 18
Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
The Robot Books I love a good artificial intelligence- or robot-focused story, and these six (plus, in several cases, their sequels)...