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...
by Michelle | Feb 1, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author
Courtney Summers is an author known for her biting commentary on one aspect of modern culture. In her latest novel, The Project, she tackles those who prey on the grieving and the lost. She does so with her trademark precision and emotion-laden prose. The Project...
by Michelle | Jan 12, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author
I adore The Bone Season series. I have listened to or read the first book in the series at least three times and plan to do so again. There is something about the characters, the setting, and the story that have me coming back to it again and again. So it comes as no...
