by Michelle | Dec 31, 2019 | Book Review, Books Read in 2019, F Author, L Author, M Author, O Author, T Author, W Author, Y Author
This story is slow to start with an almost voyeuristic depiction of Thursday’s life. There are clues all over the place but, as is so often the case, those clues only make sense in hindsight. The ending justifies the feelings of unease that you feel while...
by Michelle | Dec 27, 2019 | A Author, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2019, D Author, H Author, L Author, M Author, N Author, R Author
Yes, I am still alive! It has been a rough fall season, so blogging fell completely by the wayside as I struggled just to survive from one day to the next. I still managed to read, which I think may have been the only thing that kept me sane. I do not have my usual...
by Michelle | Aug 15, 2019 | Book Review, Books Read in 2019, L Author, Review Copy
The Swallows is the type of novel that not everyone will understand, and almost no one will enjoy. However, it is an important one in today’s world as we strive to raise awareness of toxic masculinity and draw attention to the everyday occurrences of sexual...
by Michelle | Jan 30, 2019 | Book Review, Books Read in 2019, L Author, W Author
The Dreamers is an odd story. It could almost be a novel about the path of infection and its impact on society, but it stops short from becoming a medical drama. It could be a story about survivors, but it never quite reaches that path. Instead, I would describe it...
by Michelle | Aug 23, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, L Author
Genre: Fiction Publication Date: 26 June 2018 Source: Publisher via NetGalley Synopsis from the Publisher: “Claire wakes in a hospital room in the Florida Keys. She has no idea how she got there or why. The loss of so many memories is paralyzing. Some things she...
by Michelle | Jun 26, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, L Author
Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: 22 May 2018 Source: Publisher via NetGalley Synopsis from the Publisher: “When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of...
