by Michelle | Oct 21, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, S Author
The anticipation for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab was so high this year that you might think there is no way it could possibly live up to those expectations. Then you read it. And you realize that it blows those expectations out of the water. The...
by Michelle | Oct 20, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, E Author
I believe Mr. Ellison’s purpose in writing Invisible Man was simply education. Sadly, his first-person account of all the ways Black people face oppression is not as shocking as it could be because it simply reiterates that there is nothing simple or easy about...
by Michelle | Oct 16, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, C Author, Review Copy
The much-awaited sequel to Roshani Chokshi’s The Gilded Wolves, The Silvered Serpents picks up several months after the events of the first novel with the group struggling to accept the loss of one of their own, thus setting the mood for the rest of the novel....
by Michelle | Oct 15, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, H Author, Review Copy
There is something about a story in which a library is one of the settings. It doesn’t matter if the library is a fantasy or really exists, the library establishes the tone of the story, one in which the love of possibility and knowledge, as well as a reverence...
by Michelle | Oct 14, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, C Author
A good fantasy novel for me is one that not only has strong characters with great chemistry, it also has a unique approach to the fantasy element. Whether the fantasy element is magic, creatures, or other special powers, the author’s approach must satisfy some...
by Michelle | Oct 13, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, L Author, Review Copy
Stories that are good but not great make for some of the most difficult reviews to write, don’t you think? I always make this determination by my eagerness to write the review. If I love or hate a book, I can knock out the review of it within a few minutes. When...
