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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
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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Tag Archives: dream-invader
The Change, by Kirsten Miller
Why do [women] keep going for thirty years after our bodies can no longer reproduce? Do you think nature meant for those years to be useless? No, of course not. Our lives are designed to have three parts. The first … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Adult, Prose
Tagged dream-invader, favorite, gender studies, RIP-worthy, speculative
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The Hacienda, by Isabel Cañas
When Rodolfo Solórzano proposes to Beatriz, she jumps at the opportunity to help her family out of their current poverty and dependance on hateful relatives. She travels with her new husband to his country estate with plans to make it … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, dream-invader, historical, Latin America, place-character, revisiting, RIP-worthy, speculative
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The Book of Cold Cases, by Simone St. James
In her spare time, Shea maintains a website and blog called the Book of Cold Cases, looking into theories and evidence of unsolved crimes. She never expects to run into Beth Greer, the so-called “Lady Killer” of the 70s, acquitted … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, dream-invader, gender studies, historical, portentous, speculative
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Fierce as the Wind, by Tara Wilson Redd
Imagine discovering that your boyfriend of two years has been cheating on you for the entire time, and is now leaving you for the other woman. Even worse, imagine discovering that you are the other woman. This is where Miho … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – Dreamscape
In January 1999, I woke up from a dream that wasn’t typical for me. I’m not going to recount the entire dream, but at the end, I lifted my gaze from my empty hand to what had been a tree-lined … Continue reading
Any Sign of Life, by Rae Carson
Paige is one of the first to succumb to a deadly wave of flu. She falls into an addled sleep, only to wake up six days later to an entirely different world. She’s malnourished and dehydrated, none of the utilities … Continue reading
It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story, by Lauren Morrill
Ever since Beck was born – in the bathroom of a local pizza joint – her life has been defined by that moment. She’s the Bathroom Baby or the Pizza Princess, with free pizza for life, a yearly birthday party … Continue reading
The Original (audio)
by Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal Holly wakes up in the hospital, confused and disoriented. She demands to know what happened to her, and suspects that she has died and been replicated. Except, she has no memory of the … Continue reading
The Night Hawks, by Elly Griffiths (audio)
In this 13th installment of the Ruth Galloway mysteries, a new Bronze Age burial site has been discovered by the Night Hawks, a group of metal detectorists in search of treasure. Unfortunately, a fresh body is found nearby, entangling the … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, comfort, dream-invader, mini-review, RIP-worthy
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Cuckoo Song, by Frances Hardinge
Triss knows that something is wrong. She doesn’t remember falling into the river. She only remembers waking up, soaking wet, and being cared for by her overly-concerned parents. Her sister seems to hate and fear her, Triss’s stomach is screaming … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, circus horror, dream-invader, historical, speculative
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