E Author Archives - That's What She Read

Thoughts on books, family, and life in one impressive package.

Uncomfortable but important

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...

A very satisfying ending to a fun trilogy

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...

November’s Reading Selections

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,...

Females rule

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...

Stories like this are better than therapy

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...

You need to read The Wicked Deep

by Michelle | Mar 20, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, E Author

Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy Publication Date: 6 March 2018 Source: Publisher via Edelweiss Synopsis from the Publisher: “Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the...