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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: reread
Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor
From Goodreads: The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, 2020, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, dream-invader, favorite, memorable, multi-read, POC, psychology, reread, speculative
2 Comments
Callback: the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series
Back in 2012, I first read Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I fell in love with the book and gobbled both it and the sequel up over the next couple months. I didn’t get to read the … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged audio, callback, favorite, memorable, reread, speculative
7 Comments
The Shadow Hour, by Melissa Grey (audio)
Sequel to The Girl At Midnight. Caveat: I barely remember this book, despite having just listened to it. This is not the book’s fault. This is entirely my fault, as I listened to it while doing about a thousand other … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged audio, LGBTQIA, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
2 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
The Forgetting Time, by Sharon Guskin (audio)
Noah is a disturbed four year old, and his mother, Janie, doesn’t know how to help. Doctors and therapists can do nothing for him. Noah is growing ever worse, terrified of water, knowledge of things he’s had no exposure to, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, dream-invader, favorite, POC, psychology, reread, speculative
8 Comments
Callback: The Well of Ascension
Recently I’ve been re-listening to my favorite of Brandon Sanderson’s trilogies, the Mistborn trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. After finishing The Final Empire, I found I didn’t have much to say about … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, callback, Cosmere, divinity, favorite, humor, memorable, psychology, reread, speculative
5 Comments
Callback: Warbreaker
When I read Words of Radiance last month, I was pleasantly surprised to run across characters from Warbreaker. I’d been thinking about rereading the book for a long time, so this was the perfect lead-in! During my first experience with … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Adult, Prose
Tagged callback, Cosmere, divinity, dream-invader, memorable, reread, speculative, WTF moments
2 Comments
Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman
For nearly forty years, there has been tentative peace between humans and dragons. That peace doesn’t stop prejudice from both human and dragon, and tension builds as the treaty anniversary nears. Seraphina is stuck between two worlds, a half-dragon who … Continue reading
Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)
Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, following The Way of Kings. Note: this review will not contain book spoilers, but will contain spoilers for The Way of Kings. Shallan and Jasnah make their way toward the shattered plains with information … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, 2017, 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, Cosmere, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, multi-read, reread, speculative
8 Comments
Callback: The Way of Kings (audio)
Note: Because this is a re-review, there will be book spoilers. My original review of The Way of Kings is spoiler-free. I admit it: I didn’t want to reread this book. It’s long. Over 1000 pages. And back in 2012, … Continue reading