by Michelle | May 17, 2022 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2022, F Author, H Author, K Author, M Author, S Author
One of the ways I discovered that I might not be handling the stress of the past few months is that no matter how often I tried, I could never summon the energy or desire to sit down and write reviews. At first, I didn’t think anything of it, knowing I would...
by Michelle | Mar 12, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, H Author
Havenfall by Sara Holland is a perfectly decent young adult fantasy with a bit too much hand-wringing for my taste. This was always going to be the case when you have a main character suffering from a severe trauma that tore apart her family when she was younger and...
by Michelle | May 1, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, R Author, Review Copy
What happens when you combine Polish folklore with a story about a monster hunter, a princess who may or may not be a monster herself, and an entire forest filled with monsters? You get Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross. I call it awesome. Ms. Ross’s...
by Michelle | May 1, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, Y Author
Suzanne Young’s Girls With Razor Hearts is an angry book. Not only is Ms. Young angry but her characters are angry, and she provides enough examples of rape culture and sexism to make you angry. Normally, I would consider this type of story cathartic, finding...
by Michelle | Apr 30, 2020 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy
There are millions of books in existence around the world, some bad, some good, and some very good. Then there are a rare few that are so far above their peers that to read them is to feel like you are reading something truly special. Such is the case, in my opinion,...