by Michelle | Aug 20, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, R Author, Review Copy
I wanted to love The Two Mrs. Carlyles by Suzanne Rindell. I loved her other novel, plus the combination of post-earthquake San Francisco and the potential haunting of a first wife was too much for me to ignore. Except by the end of the first act, I almost threw my...
by Michelle | Aug 19, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, D Author, Review Copy
It may seem like insanity to read a book about a pandemic while currently living through a pandemic. And not just any pandemic but THE pandemic, the one to which all experts compare our current COVID pandemic – the Spanish Influenza epidemic. However, in the...
by Michelle | Aug 18, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, H Author, Review Copy
I have very mixed feelings about The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson. On the one hand, there is a lot to love in this debut novel full of witchcraft, a pseudo-Puritanical society, and identity-finding. Ms. Henderson incorporates characters of color, LGBTQ+...
by Michelle | Aug 17, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, M Author, Review Copy
When I think of stories that I love, they tend to be heavy on the action and adventure, with a strong plot and even stronger characters. Stories I usually avoid are those that don’t seem to go anywhere and that mimic reality a bit too much. Novels by David...
by Michelle | Jul 29, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, P Author, Review Copy
Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power is a weird, creepy novel filled with a lot of anger. So. Much. Anger. Anger at mothers. Anger at men. Anger at climate change. Anger about secrets. It is as if Ms. Power used her novel as a form of therapy and unburdened her soul by...
