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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
• Bellweather Rhapsody
• Carry On
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• A Face Like Glass
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• Mockingjay
• The Monk
• Nekropolis
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The UnitCategories:
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Tag Archives: gender studies
A Study in Scarlet Women, by Sherry Thomas (audio)
From GoodReads: With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, gender studies, historical, psychology, revisiting, RIP-worthy
5 Comments
Bright We Burn, by Kiersten White
As this is the third book in a series, I won’t say too much about the story. This is the continuation of a story based on a fiction version of the man later known as Vlad the Impaler, or alternatively, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged gender studies, historical, LGBTQIA, revisiting
2 Comments
The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang
When Frances follows her client’s wishes instead of her boss’, she is both fired from her job as a seamstress and hired by a mysterious new client in the palace. She meets Sebastian, the Belgian prince, in need of her … Continue reading
Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (audio)
Tess has always been the “bad” twin, in her angelic sister’s shadow, tormented by her mother and younger brothers. Her family is completely miserable: parents estranged and impoverished, half-sister who is also a half-dragon, and Tess herself, “ruined” at the … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged audio, gender studies, LGBTQIA, psychology, revisiting, speculative
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Protected: Into the Bright Unknown, by Rae Carson
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged gender studies, historical, LGBTQIA, mini-review, POC, speculative
Now I Rise, by Kiersten White
After And I Darken, the paths taken by the three main characters have diverged. Lada (Vlad the Impaler) has gone back to Europe to try to claim the throne of Wallachia. Mehmed (sultan of the Ottoman Empire) plans to conquer … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged divinity, gender studies, historical, LGBTQIA, Middle East, POC, revisiting
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Mrs. Fletcher, by Tom Perrotta
Eve Fletcher is a divorced single mom whose only son has just gone off to his freshman year of college. As she struggles with empty nest syndrome, she finds herself addicted to internet smut, while simultaneously taking a class in … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Adult, Prose
Tagged body image, gender studies, LGBTQIA, memorable, psychology
4 Comments
