- Mar 3
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/3/21 Edition
What I'm Reading Now Here's what I've got going at the moment: a dark, intriguing story of interconnectedness between unusual characters;...
- Mar 2
Review of We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Whitaker's story builds into a tale of heartbreak and desperate hopes for redemption that folds back upon itself with unexpected turns...
- Mar 1
Review of Machinehood by S.B. Divya
Space! Robots! Artificial intelligence! Divya has crafted strong female main protagonists who navigate the sometimes dark, always...
- Feb 26
Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series
01 The Conquerer’s Saga series by Kiersten White White's And I Darken, the first book in her Conquerer's Saga series, has a cover that to...
- Feb 25
Review of I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman
Waxman offers a nice dose of feminism, realistically fraught mother-daughter interactions, and laugh-out-loud funny moments. Jessica is a...
- Feb 24
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/24/21 Edition
01 Machinehood by S.B. Divya In her debut novel, Divya offers a society set in 2095. Humanity is reliant on homemade and commercially...
- Feb 23
Review of The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
Miranda uses the framework of a famous fictional rescue story to imagine the characters' turmoil and desperate coping mechanisms,...
- Feb 22
Review of Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
The emotions and drives of the story feel real, but the tone is darkly playful. I loved spending time with main protagonist Eli as he...
- Feb 19
Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II
01 The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy The Skylark's Secret has a dual timeline; the story is set in rural Scotland during World War II...
- Feb 18
Review of The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Johansen offers peeks at her characters' pasts as well as the forces that shaped the Tearling, and she plays with time and reality to...
- Feb 17
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/17/21 Edition
01 The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda Arden Maynor was a small child when she sleepwalked into a storm and was washed away. Three...
- Feb 16
Review of A Burning by Megha Majumdar
There's enough injustice and crooked dealing in this captivating book to fully enrage a reader, yet the tone of Majumdar's debut title...
- Feb 15
Review of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
I loved this. Romy's soaring hopes, her vulnerability and then her growing doubts, her self-reliance and quick thinking, and the shifts...
- Feb 12
Six Books with Cold, Wintry Settings to Read by the Fire
01 The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld This book is dark and beautiful, with such expansive descriptions of the mountains, the closed-in...
- Feb 11
Review of Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy
Newlyweds Sam and Annie haven't known each other long. They realize their whole lives could be shattered as the lies they've been telling...
- Feb 10
Review of The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy
In case you missed it: Aimee Molloy's page-turner is a quick read with a major--if manipulative-feeling--plot twist. The characters in...
- Feb 9
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/9/21 Edition
01 Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Eli Bell is a young man in a tough spot. His father's gone, his mother's in jail, and his best...
- Feb 8
Review of The Unwilling by John Hart
Hart reliably offers character-driven mysteries with heartbreaking interpersonal complications. The twists and turns here are excellent,...
- Feb 5
Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
01 The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden This is an ancient-feeling, dark fairy tale of a story that takes place within a small...
- Feb 4
Review of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
I was especially taken with the sisters' complicated relationships and with the link Harrow draws between witching and the women's...
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