

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/22/20 Edition
What I'm reading 9/22/20: 01 Deadly Waters 02 Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook 03 The Silent Companions
Sep 22, 2020


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/20 Edition
01 The Pull of the Stars Set in Ireland in 1918, The Pull of the Stars follows a nurse, Julia, doctor, Kathleen, and a young volunteer,...
Sep 16, 2020


Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now, 9/12/20 Edition
01 Surrender Your Sons This summer stinks. Teenage Connor's elderly friend died, his boyfriend talked him into coming out, and now his...
Sep 12, 2020


Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to Read
01 I Killed Zoe Spanos I'll admit that this cover hooked me at first look, but the premise of this story is similarly irresistible. Anna...
Aug 31, 2020


Review of Soulless by Gail Carriger
I loooved this witty, romantic, action-packed steampunk novel--the first in a series--from Gail Carriger.
Aug 27, 2020


My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads
01 The Vanishing Half 02 Florence Adler Swims Forever 03 Blacktop Wasteland 04 Utopia Avenue 05 When These Mountains Burn 06 This Is All He
Aug 20, 2020


Review of My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
This first book in the Lady Janies trilogy is funny, and smart, with clever asides, wonderful character development, and fantastic banter.
Aug 12, 2020


Three Offbeat Series I Just Started and Love
01 Ink & Sigil: Ink & Sigil Series In this first book of Kevin Hearne's new Ink & Sigil series, patterns and inks have power; hobgoblins...
Aug 10, 2020


Six Captivating Nordic Stories
Six books in Nordic settings to knock your socks off.
Aug 1, 2020


Review of Fragments of Light by Michele Phoenix
I was desperate for Ceelie to listen to her own needs after cancer treatment and take care of herself a little bit.
Jul 26, 2020


Review of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
In The Vanishing Half, Bennett explores the complicated implications of perception as reality when it comes to race.
Jul 16, 2020


Review of Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
Mitchell expertly builds the band members into rich characters you're rooting for. More very welcome David Mitchell universe madness.
Jul 14, 2020


Review of Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Kidd offers a creepy, dark mystery gloriously steeped in details of Victorian London and seedy, sordid characters, and heroes with heart.
Jun 22, 2020


Review of The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
Lu layers a fantastical alternate fairy world over a framework of the imagined point of view of Wolfgang Mozart’s real sister.
Jun 20, 2020


Review of The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
A smart master thief who bends time and finds her loyalties dividded in turn-of-the-century New York.
Jun 10, 2020


Review of Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Atlantic City before WWII, with its giant hotels, piers, and hubbub, is the backdrop for this summer in the life of an extended family.
May 27, 2020


Review of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Veronica is a strong and unorthodox main protagonist who finds herself entangled in a dangerous set of circumstances.
May 12, 2020


Review of The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
I loved the vivid setting and the strong women who find themselves in the middle of this early seventeenth century witch hunt.
Apr 22, 2020


Review of Light Changes Everything by Nancy E. Turner
I loved the early twentieth century Arizona Territory setting and details, as well as Mary Pearl’s spirit, grit, and determination.
Mar 28, 2020


Review of Apeirogon by Colum McCann
This is beautiful, powerful, illuminating, and heart-wrenching.
Jan 27, 2020