by Michelle | Jan 26, 2022 | Book Review, Books Read in 2022, L Author, Review Copy
Since 2016, many stories have celebrated feminine ferocity and decrying patriarchal societies. In that regard, Extasia by Claire Legrand is no different. What sets Ms. Legrand’s version apart is that it feels much rawer and angrier than those books that came...
by Michelle | Jan 13, 2022 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2022, L Author, M Author
Kate McKinnon is by far my favorite SNL cast member, past or present. The way she becomes her character and is never afraid to go big reminds me so much of the original cast, when Dan Aykroyd blended a whole fish and John Belushi had a little too much fun with a prop...
by Michelle | Oct 11, 2021 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, G Author, K Author, L Author, Novel Nuggets, P Author, Review Copy
When you have twenty-nine books to review, you cry uncle and resort to short reviews. Plus, after all this time, I’m not certain I remember enough about any of them to write a full-length review. We will be breaking these into five parts. This is part eight....
by Michelle | Jul 9, 2021 | A Author, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, D Author, L Author, Novel Nuggets, Review Copy
When you have twenty-five books to review, you cry uncle and resort to short reviews. Plus, after all this time, I’m not certain I remember enough about any of them to write a full-length review. We will be breaking these into five parts. This is part two. Only...
by Michelle | Oct 13, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, L Author, Review Copy
Stories that are good but not great make for some of the most difficult reviews to write, don’t you think? I always make this determination by my eagerness to write the review. If I love or hate a book, I can knock out the review of it within a few minutes. When...
by Michelle | May 20, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, L Author, Review Copy
It would be easy to dismiss Goldilocks by Laura Lam as a space drama. To do so, however, would mean ignoring the most interesting aspects of the novel, at your detriment. For, the power of the novels lies not in the fact that a majority of it occurs in space but...
