by Michelle | Dec 1, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, H Author, Review Copy
The Archive of the Forgotten by A. J. Hackwith is the second installment of the Hell’s Library series. As one would expect of a sequel, there are a few answers, more questions, and a new crisis our heroes must resolve. This time around, we not only learn more...
by Michelle | Nov 30, 2020 | A Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy
Reading Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam during an ongoing pandemic may not seem like a good idea. After all, a story about what looks like a catastrophic event as experienced by two families with no access to the news is a little too on-the-nose considering...
by Michelle | Oct 30, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, T Author
After having thoroughly enjoyed The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, I looked forward to starting Stuart Turton’s latest mystery foray, The Devil and the Dark Water. Except, his latest novel is nothing like his previous work. Gone are the science...
by Michelle | Oct 29, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, N Author
Having come to enjoy Trevor Noah and his commentary on The Daily Show, thanks to Born a Crime I now have a much greater appreciation for his opinions and viewpoint. His experiences in post-Apartheid South Africa as a mixed-race child make him uniquely situated to...
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...
