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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: portentous
Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi
From GoodReads: Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged Africa, atmospheric, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, POC, portentous, speculative
4 Comments
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 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, divinity, dream-invader, historical, Latin America, memorable, place-character, POC, portentous, RIP-worthy, speculative
3 Comments
The Girl with All the Gifts, by MR Carey (audio)
I don’t know when exactly this book came to my attention. It was released a few years back, but I only really remember hearing about it this year, when people started raving about it. I glanced at the GoodReads description … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, audio, memorable, portentous, RIP-worthy, speculative
7 Comments
Bellweather Rhapsody, by Kate Racculia
A dilapidated hotel. A November weekend. A pair of elfin-looking twins. A sociopath music director. A missing girl. A volatile conductor. An a cappella boy band. A legendary murder-suicide celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. A blizzard that traps everyone inside. This … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, favorite, historical, LGBTQIA, place-character, portentous, psychology, RIP-worthy, WTF moments
9 Comments
The Sleeping Prince, by Melinda Salisbury (audio)
In this follow-up to The Sin Eater’s Daughter, a fairy tale has come to life. The Sleeping Prince is awake, and is taking multiple kingdoms for his throne after five hundred years asleep. He’s brutal, and the world is in … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, multi-read, portentous, RIP-worthy, speculative
4 Comments
The Raven King, by Maggie Stiefvater
1. Book 4 of the Raven Cycle. 2. There will be no spoilers at all in this review (book or series). 3. I honestly considered simply writing the word LOVE!!!!! on this review and being done with it. 4. I … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, circus horror, comfort, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, humor, LGBTQIA, memorable, multi-read, place-character, portentous, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
3 Comments
Readathon: This is Where it Ends, by Marieke Nijkamp
In Opportunity, Alabama, Tyler Browne walks into his former high school on the first day of the spring semester. Most of the student population is in the auditorium for the welcome speech, and Tyler has locked everyone in. He has … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged LGBTQIA, POC, portentous, psychology, readathon
3 Comments
Wink Poppy Midnight, by April Genevieve Tucholke
I’m not going to summarize this book. Even a small summary would provide spoilers. The book jacket is extremely vague on purpose. The GoodReads summary provides a little more, but even then, I’d be a bit wary. Read it if … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, circus horror, LGBTQIA, portentous, RIP-worthy, tarot
4 Comments
The Quick, by Lauren Owen (audio)
I’m not going to summarize this book the way I usually do in reviews, for two reasons. First, I knew almost nothing about the book going in, and that influenced my experience with it. Second, this is the sort of … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, audio, historical, LGBTQIA, portentous, RIP-worthy, speculative
4 Comments
It Was Me All Along, by Andie Mitchell (audio)
Growing up, food was Mitchell’s best friend and most consistent source of comfort. By twenty years old, she was up to 268 lbs, and went on a weight loss journey to lose 135 lbs. She was thin and physically healthy, … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, body image, favorite, food, memorable, nonfiction, portentous, psychology, reread, shredded me
3 Comments