by Michelle | Sep 13, 2021 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, M Author, O Author, Review Copy, W Author
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 8, 2021 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, K Author, Novel Nuggets, O Author, Review Copy, S Author
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. Have fun! The...
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...
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...
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 | 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...
