by Michelle | Nov 29, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author
Book two of The Drowning Empire series, The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart is every bit as epic in scope and gory in detail as the first book. Lin is now emperor, committed to improving the lives of her people and solving the issues created by her father’s...
by Michelle | Sep 10, 2021 | Audiobook, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, K Author, Novel Nuggets, P Author, Review Copy, S Author, Y 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 seven....
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 | Mar 16, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author
Down Comes the Night is Allison Saft’s debut novel. As a debut, it is a perfectly adequate story involving two war-torn countries on the brink of another disastrous war and two enemies who learn to look beyond the surface to see the truths lying underneath. As...
by Michelle | Mar 9, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author
Game Changer is thought-provoking as well as timely. It is a fascinating study of cause and effect through which Neal Shusterman points out the every-day and, therefore, hidden elements of racism, sexism, and other forms of hatred that permeate our society. It is as...
by Michelle | Feb 12, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author
With more ink on my skin than my husband, I am a sucker for fantasy books that revolve around magic tattoos. Granted, they haven’t been the greatest stories I have ever read, but that doesn’t stop me from reading them. Kim Smejkal’s Ink in the Blood...
