by Michelle | Mar 18, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, K Author, Review Copy
Alma Katsu typically writes horror novels, so imagine my surprise when I find out that her latest novel, Red Widow, is a spy thriller. Not only that but she used her 35 years as a spy/analyst in the CIA as fodder. With that type of experience, I had high hopes for...
by Michelle | Mar 8, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, K Author, Review Copy
I love Julie Kagawa’s books. If you have not had the pleasure of reading her Shadow of a Fox or Blood of Eden series, you are seriously missing out on two fantasy treasures. Up to this point, I would even include The Iron Fey series among that list....
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...
