by Michelle | Apr 15, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, M Author, Review Copy
Deep River by Karl Marlantes is one of those novels that is deeply personal to the author, something he shares with the reader in his author’s notes at the end of the story. Unfortunately, because of the personal nature of the story, the storytelling suffers. It...
by Michelle | Dec 18, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, H Author, Review Copy
I have two thoughts upon finishing Summer Cannibals by Melanie Hobson. The first is that I truly feel sad that Ms. Hobson felt it necessary to depict such a despicable family. The other reaction I have is simply WTF. Summer Cannibals starts out as a relatively quirky...
by Michelle | Feb 10, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, R Author, Review Copy
Peeps, I have no idea what the point of Veronica Raimo’s The Girl at the Door is. I suppose one could loosely describe it as being about relationships. However, even that possibility has me shaking my head. With no plot, no world-building, and no character...
by Michelle | Mar 21, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, H Author
Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: 13 March 2018 Source: Publisher via NetGalley Synopsis from the Publisher: “A smart, dark, and take-no-prisoners look at rape culture and the extremes to which ideology can go, The Red Word is a campus novel like no...
by Michelle | Dec 6, 2017 | Book Review, Books Read in 2017, D Author
Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: 7 November 2017 Source: Publisher via NetGalley Synopsis from the Publisher: “It is 1792 and Europe is seized by political turmoil and violence. Lizzie Fawkes has grown up in radical circles where each step of the...
