by Michelle | Feb 8, 2023 | Book Review, Books Read in 2023, R Author, Review Copy
In Arch-Conspirator, Veronica Roth turns the story of Antigone on its head. In doing so, she makes it accessible to a new generation of readers. By changing the setting from ancient Greece to post-apocalyptic Greece, alongside a few other vital tweaks, it also becomes...
by Michelle | Feb 7, 2023 | Book Review, Books Read in 2023, L Author, Review Copy
Seven Faceless Saints is a dark but exciting debut novel from M. K. Lobb. It takes a bit to get into the story, but this is because we spend the first portion of the book weaving into and out of two very traumatized main characters’ minds. Once we understand...
by Michelle | Jan 16, 2023 | Book Review, Books Read in 2023, Review Copy, S Author
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon is the perfect example of a high fantasy epic. With its dragons, magic, and fully developed world, few stories contain all the critical elements of high fantasy while being immensely readable and enjoyable. For fantasy lovers,...
by Michelle | Jan 10, 2023 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2023, J Author, Read My Own Book
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin is as much an ode to New York City as a fantasy novel about a sentient city. You don’t have to be familiar with the city to hear the pride underlining each sentence. The heroes are harsh and bristly but lovable. Moreover, they...
by Michelle | Jan 3, 2023 | Book Review, Books Read in 2023, N Author, Read My Own Book
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni is the much-anticipated (by me, at least) finale in The Prison Healer series. Ms. Noni delivers everything I was hoping plus more. She does so in a way that surprises, entertains, and satisfies. For a series ender, you couldn’t...
by Michelle | Jan 1, 2023 | Books Read in 2023
A new year. A fresh start. Some people chose to start the new year with resolutions meant to establish self-improvement areas and set the tone for the year. Us bibliophiles? We select our first book. It is a ritual that is as meaningful as creating resolutions or...
