- Nov 15, 2023
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty
I loved every bit of the story of willful, sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi and her quest, her strategic swearing, her strength,...
- Feb 9, 2023
Review of Gregor the Overlander (The Underland Chronicles #1) by Suzanne Collins
If you can focus on the good qualities of the prominent (and giant...and talking) creepy-crawlies in this middle-grade novel, you'll find...
- Aug 31, 2022
Review of Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Something Wilder is a playful adventure with a vivid Western setting, some steamy scenes, an unwavering best friendship between strong...
- Dec 23, 2021
Review of The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after challenge, they grow, learn, and fight for resolutions to difficult...
- Jul 8, 2021
Review of This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Krueger's writing is lovely, and while the adult characters sometimes feel like caricatures of evil villains, his young characters and...
- Mar 5, 2021
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...