by Michelle | Dec 31, 2019 | Book Review, Books Read in 2019, F Author, L Author, M Author, O Author, T Author, W Author, Y Author
This story is slow to start with an almost voyeuristic depiction of Thursday’s life. There are clues all over the place but, as is so often the case, those clues only make sense in hindsight. The ending justifies the feelings of unease that you feel while...
by Michelle | Jan 30, 2019 | Book Review, Books Read in 2019, L Author, W Author
The Dreamers is an odd story. It could almost be a novel about the path of infection and its impact on society, but it stops short from becoming a medical drama. It could be a story about survivors, but it never quite reaches that path. Instead, I would describe it...
by Michelle | Jan 29, 2019 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2019, G Author, H Author, Novel Nuggets, P Author
Ms. Hanover’s debut novel about clones is, simply put, fantastic. The Similars is everything I love about reading. The story is engaging; I could not stop reading it everything I predicted ending up not coming true. The characters may be archetypes, but I still...
by Michelle | Jan 25, 2017 | Book Review, Books Read in 2017, F Author
Genre: Historical Fiction; Thriller; Crime Publication Date: 17 January 2017 Source: Publisher Synopsis from the Publisher: “It’s 1965 in a tight-knit working-class neighborhood in Queens, New York, and Ruth Malone–a single mother who works long...
by Michelle | Mar 30, 2016 | B Author, Books Read in 2016
Title: The First Rule of Swimming Author: Courtney Angela Brkic ISBN: 9780316217385 No. of Pages: 321 Genre: Literary Fiction Origins: Hachette Books Release Date: 28 May 2013 Synopsis: “Magdalena does not panic when she learns that her younger sister has...
