by Michelle | Dec 29, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, E Author, Review Copy
The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele is yet another post-apocalyptic story. Instead of cannibalistic raiders and a dog-eat-dog world, the world in which Carson and Beatrix find themselves is the exact opposite. Reading this at the end of 2020 where it...
by Michelle | Dec 29, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, S Author
I never thought I was a fan of retellings, and then I got into fairy tale reimaginings. Those I like. A lot. I especially enjoy anything that imagines the story from the villain’s point of view. The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter fits that bill perfectly. In The...
by Michelle | Dec 24, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, H Author, Review Copy
We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix, although published in 2018, feels fitting for the dumpster fire of 2020. After all, based on the title alone, it is not difficult to imagine an entire cadre of government officials who sold their souls a long time ago. And I’m...
by Michelle | Dec 23, 2020 | Audiobook, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020
Battle Ground by Jim Butcher, book seventeen in the Harry Dresden series, starts at the exact point where Peace Talks ends. In fact, my hypothesis that the two were essentially the same story split into two books ended up being correct, not only because of the lack of...
by Michelle | Dec 22, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, K Author, Review Copy
When it comes to reading, I am not a crier. Sure, stories can make me rage, can get my heart racing with passion or fear, and can even make my heart ache. While I might have strong emotional reactions to stories, tears are rarely among those reactions. In fact, it is...
by Michelle | Dec 21, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, K Author, Review Copy
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune is one of the most charming stories I have ever read, let alone read in 2020. The simple story of a by-the-book caseworker sent to observe and assess the mysterious Marsyas Orphanage is heartwarming and hopeful. After the...
