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Get your hygge on

by Michelle | Jan 29, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, W Author

The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking is essentially your go-to introduction to all things hygge. Mr. Wiking takes the time to define hygge, which is not an easy feat given that it really has no clear definition. He also breaks down each important element of hygge...

My Mother’s Secret inspires as it soothes the soul

by Michelle | Jan 27, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, W Author

My Mother’s Secret by J. L. Witterick is a simplistic, fictionalized account of two real-life heroines of World War II. Franciszka and Helena Halamajowa rescued fifteen Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust and did so for no other reason than it was the right...

Crown of Bones is a fun new young adult fantasy

by Michelle | Jan 6, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, W Author

Crown of Bones by A. K. Wilder is a fantasy novel unlike any other I have read. Which is saying something. There is no magic in the traditional sense. Nor are there mythical beasts roaming the countryside. What we have instead is something I’ve never seen...

The Bitterwine Oath is difficult to take

by Michelle | Dec 11, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, W Author

The Bitterwine Oath by Hannah West purports itself to be a Gothic supernatural thriller along the lines of Buffy. Except, it really isn’t. It takes a lot for any story to live up to a Gothic moniker or compare to Buffy, and Ms. West’s attempt fails on many...

Kiersten White is fabulous as always in The Camelot Betrayal

by Michelle | Dec 9, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, W Author

I adore Kiersten White. Not only is she a fellow Buffy fan(atic), but her stories are fresh, modern, dark, and fun. I always expect a good story whenever I open one of her novels. That being said, The Camelot Betrayal, the next book in Ms. White’s Camelot...

Very Agatha Christie-esque

by Michelle | Sep 15, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, W Author

One by One, the latest novel by Ruth Ware, is drawing a lot of comparisons to Dame Agatha Christie’s novels and for good reason. Not only does it involve a locked-room mystery scenario, but it also has a large and eclectic cast of characters that includes the...