by Michelle | Dec 31, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, K Author
Stamped from the Beginning by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the book you didn’t know you needed to read if you are working towards being an antiracist. At times dense with history and more than a bit confusing, its overlying message of racism as the founding sentiment...
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...
by Michelle | Sep 16, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, K Author, R Author, Review Copy, S Author
Magic and science. Sky and Earth. Boy and girl. Goddess and prince. Destiny and choice. Family and individuality. The Other Side of the Sky, the latest collaboration between Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, is a fascinating amalgam of all of these. It truly is a...
by Michelle | Jul 13, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, K Author, Review Copy
It is no secret I adore Jay Kristoff’s novels. I have two different tattoos containing his words, and his books remain among my all-time favorites. The final book in the LIFEL1K3 series ranked among my most anticipated books of 2020. Except, while TRUEL1F3 is a...
by Michelle | Jul 10, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, K Author
About a year ago, I gushed about the latest Amie Kaufman/Jay Kristoff collaboration, Aurora Rising. In reading that review, I realize I did not do it justice. Unfortunately, with the way its sequel, Aurora Burning, ends, I don’t think this review is going to be...
