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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 UnitCategories:
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Tag Archives: historical
Gallant, by VE Schwab
Olivia has no home, not among family, not at the girls’ orphanage/school where she’s begrudgingly given a place. She has no voice, can make no sound, and so the other girls and the matrons turn away from her. Then one … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, historical, portentous, 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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April Mini-Reviews
Very little reading happened in April, but here are some mini-reviews of the things that got read in the corners of busyness! Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor This is a sci-fi future-world story of a girl who is somehow infected … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Adult, Prose
Tagged Africa, audio, historical, mini-review, nonfiction, RIP-worthy, speculative, WTF moments
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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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A Twist of Fate, by Kelley Armstrong (audio)
Four years ago, Rosalind accidentally stepped through a time-slip and ended up in the 21st century, leaving behind her husband and infant son. When she finally manages to return to her own time, she doesn’t know what to expect. Does … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, comfort, historical, multi-read, speculative
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The Last Anniversary, by Liane Moriarty
Connie, matriarch of Scribbly Gum Island, has died and left her house not to a family member, but to her great-grand-nephew’s ex-girlfriend, Sophie. For the first time in nearly a century, someone outside the sprawling family will be living on … Continue reading
A Stitch in Time, by Kelley Armstrong (audio)
Bronwyn hasn’t been back to Thorne Manor since her uncle died when she was fifteen. Now, her aunt has also passed, and left the house to her. Bronwyn has to face the secrets of her past, confronting what she’s been … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Tohoku Daishinsai (Guest Post)
The following is written by my friend Chris Messer, who lived with his wife in the area of Japan where the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant meltdown happened in March 2011. When I read Ghosts of the Tsunami in … Continue reading
The Drowning Kind, by Jennifer McMahon
Jax has distanced herself from her older, bipolar sister, Lexie, and refuses to answer a series of phone calls one night when Lexie is manic. The next day, she discovers that her sister has drowned. Jax travels to her sister’s … Continue reading
Survive the Night, by Riley Sager
Charlie’s roommate and best friend, Maddy, was killed two months back by a serial killer. Charlie saw the killer, but she can’t remember anything about him. She lives with that guilt, and after those months, she can’t take it anymore. … Continue reading