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Not the right timing for this release

by Michelle | Jun 9, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, O Author, Review Copy

If ever there was bad timing for a book’s release, it is the release date of Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. by Joyce Carol Oates. With its discussion of police brutality and bigotry, one would think it is a perfect time to publish the book. However, the police...

Colleen Oakley does it again

by Michelle | Jan 28, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, O Author, Review Copy

I have only read two books by Colleen Oakley, but based on those two, she now has a place on my list of must-read authors. Her latest novel, You Were There Too, is that rare mix of realism and fairy tale. Rolled into an emotion-laden story, it has no melodrama and...

Books Read in December

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...

Ringer is worth the wait

by Michelle | Oct 4, 2017 | Book Review, Books Read in 2017, O Author

Genre: Science Fiction; Young Adult Publication Date: 3 October 2017 Source: Publisher via Edelweiss Synopsis from the Publisher: “In the world outside of the Haven Institute, Lyra and Caelum are finding it hard to be human—and Lyra, infected at Haven with a...

Close Enough to Touch and it feels so good

by Michelle | Mar 1, 2017 | Book Review, Books Read in 2017, O Author

Genre: Romance; Contemporary; Women’s; Medical Publication Date: 7 March 2017 Source: Publisher via NetGalley Synopsis from the Publisher: “From the author of Before I Go comes an evocative, poignant, and heartrending exploration of the power and...

Book Review – Replica by Lauren Oliver

by Michelle | Sep 29, 2016 | Books Read in 2016, O Author

Title: Replica Author: Lauren Oliver ISBN: 9780062394163 No. of Pages: 544 Genre: Young Adult; Science Fiction Origins: HarperTeen Release Date: 4 October 2016 Synopsis: “From Lauren Oliver, New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium...