Books:
Archive:
Favorite Reviews:
I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• The Dream Thieves
• Firstborn
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Landline
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• Mockingjay
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Return of the Native
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• WinterCategories:
Tags:
Africa Asia atmospheric audio BBAW body image callback circus horror classics collection comfort divinity dream-invader end of year favorite fitness food gender studies goals Harry Potter health historical humor I made a thing. joint review KonMari Latin America LGBTQIA lists memorable Middle East mini-review multi-read nonfiction place-character POC portentous psychology readathon reread revisiting RIP-worthy shredded me speculative Sunday Coffee tarot translation travel Wellness Wednesday WTF moments Yarn: Bags Yarn: Decor Yarn: Other Yarn: Wearables
Tag Archives: audio
All the Crooked Saints, by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)
From GoodReads: Here is a thing everyone wants: a miracle. Here is a thing everyone fears: what it takes to get one. Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific dreams, miracle-mad … Continue reading
Posted in Young Adult, Prose, 2017
Tagged audio, speculative, POC, Latin America, RIP-worthy, dream-invader, atmospheric, historical, portentous, place-character, divinity
Leave a comment
City of Stairs, by Robert Jackson Bennett (audio)
From GoodReads: The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions — until its divine protectors were killed. Now, Bulikov’s history has been censored and erased, its citizens subjugated. But the … Continue reading
The Call, by Peadar O’Guilin (audio)
It’s been twenty-five years since the Sidhe began their revenge on the Irish. They were banished thousands of years ago, and now they plot to exterminate the population of the island. No one can get in or out of Ireland. … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, circus horror, RIP-worthy, speculative
Leave a comment
The Empty Grave, by Jonathan Stroud (audio)
As this is the fifth book in the Lockwood & Co series, any description would necessarily give away series spoilers, and I don’t want to do that. Instead I’ll do my best to sing this book’s praises – and the … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Children's, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, audio, dream-invader, favorite, multi-read, RIP-worthy, speculative
2 Comments
Protected: The Savage Dawn, by Melissa Grey (audio)
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged audio, dream-invader, LGBTQIA, speculative
The Invisible Library, by Genevieve Cogman (audio)
Irene is a junior librarian in a library that exists outside all worlds. Her job is to retrieve manuscripts from various alternate worlds so that the library may preserve them. She’s just come back from a tedious mission and is … Continue reading
Plus One, by Elizabeth Fama (audio)
In the world post-Spanish flu, the population has been split into halves: those that live and work in the day (Rays) and those who occupy the night (Smudges). The choice of which half you’re in has more to do with … Continue reading
