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 | 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 | Apr 11, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, E Author, Review Copy
Crush the King by Jennifer Estep is an exciting conclusion to a very entertaining trilogy. The female empowerment within the story is much fun with its female gladiators, female queens, female guard, and female advisors. This entire story is one big lesson in the idea...
by Michelle | Dec 30, 2019 | A Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2019, C Author, D Author, E Author, R Author
Holy shit. Sexy. Mysterious. Forbidden. Seductive. Feminist. Give. Me. More. A satisfactory sequel with enough summary to make it easy to pick up the series months or even years reading the first one. I find that this book did a better job of explaining this world,...
by Michelle | Jul 9, 2019 | Books Read in 2019, E Author, Review Copy
Jennifer Estep once again hit all the right notes for me. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the Crown of Shards trilogy, Kill the Queen and enjoyed Protect the Prince just as much if not more so. We finally obtain some much-needed answers as well as a resolution...
by Michelle | Oct 31, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, E Author
Initial Thoughts: “I have been relatively vocal on social media lately about how I am channeling all of my anger and frustration – about work, about the government, etc. – into my reading. The bloodier the story and the angrier the hero, the more I...