by Michelle | Oct 18, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, N Author, Review Copy
The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni is the second in The Prison Healer trilogy. The first book ended with a shocking reveal that I never saw coming. Ms. Noni ups the ante with yet another reveal that left me reeling and wanting to throw my Kindle across the room....
by Michelle | Mar 19, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, N Author, Review Copy
Good books have the power to make you ignore your to-do list and forget about your bedtime. Fantastic books do all of that but also make you think about them constantly so that normal interactions or sleep become a thing of the past. The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni...
by Michelle | Feb 5, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, N Author, Review Copy
A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel is a clever alternative history story involving a mysterious alien race and a long-term plot to help Earthlings get into space. Except the aliens have an enemy determined to prevent them from living long enough to do so....
by Michelle | Oct 29, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, N Author
Having come to enjoy Trevor Noah and his commentary on The Daily Show, thanks to Born a Crime I now have a much greater appreciation for his opinions and viewpoint. His experiences in post-Apartheid South Africa as a mixed-race child make him uniquely situated to...
by Michelle | Oct 6, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, N Author, Review Copy
Locked-door mysteries are tricky. Done well, they are thrilling reads because you can rarely solve the mystery before the author reveals the answer. Done poorly, they are predictable and painful. I jumped at the change to read Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp...
by Michelle | Jun 4, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, N Author, Review Copy
Burn by Patrick Ness is a clever alternate reality story set in the 1950s. This reality is extremely close to our own except for one not so small thing. Dragons exist in this world. Yet, for as dangerous and unknown as dragons are in this world, they are not the...