- Mar 2, 2023
Review of Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
ICYMI: This five-star retelling of the story of Rumpelstiltskin offers kickass female protagonists, haunting twists and turns, wonderful,...
- Mar 1, 2023
Review of I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Makkai's boarding school-set mystery offers depth as it exposes age-old power mismatches; offers young characters agency; explores...
- Feb 28, 2023
Review of Nocturne by Alyssa Wees
The early story captured my attention with ballet, an orphan's struggles, and Depression-era Chicago, but once Nocturne shifted into dark...
- Feb 27, 2023
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/27/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Foster, Claire Keegan's slim Irish novel about a young girl sent to live with relatives for a hot...
- Feb 24, 2023
February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy February reads! I'm coming in early with my six favorite (and varied!) reads of February, but I feel recklessly...
- Feb 23, 2023
Review of All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
I was hooked on Willingham's past and present storylines and by her unreliable narrator Isabelle, who is desperate to find her missing...