by Michelle | Jun 17, 2020 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy
I was looking through my printed advance proof of This Little Family by Inès Bayard for a trigger warning because if ever a book needs one, this is it. Any book about rape is going to be tough and potentially triggering, but Ms. Bayard’s description of the scene...
by Michelle | Jun 2, 2020 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, R Author
I have other book reviews to write, but somehow, writing about The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett feels like the most important review to write given what is happening around the country right now. Its release date of today, 2 June 2020, is timely, as its discussion...
by Michelle | Apr 30, 2020 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy
There are millions of books in existence around the world, some bad, some good, and some very good. Then there are a rare few that are so far above their peers that to read them is to feel like you are reading something truly special. Such is the case, in my opinion,...
by Michelle | Apr 13, 2020 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy
Chris Bohjalian knows how to write a story, and The Red Lotus is the latest in a long line of diverse and memorable novels. The timing of the book’s release is unfortunate since most people do not want to read about potential pandemics while living through one....
by Michelle | Dec 28, 2019 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2019, H Author, M Author, P Author
I raced through the television series and didn’t want the story to end, so I started the audiobooks. I am still astonished at how closely the show followed the original story. Even portions of the dialogue are exactly the same. The narrator is okay. His...
by Michelle | Dec 27, 2019 | A Author, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2019, D Author, H Author, L Author, M Author, N Author, R Author
Yes, I am still alive! It has been a rough fall season, so blogging fell completely by the wayside as I struggled just to survive from one day to the next. I still managed to read, which I think may have been the only thing that kept me sane. I do not have my usual...
