by Michelle | Jul 23, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, C Author, Review Copy
Some readers will consider Girl, Unframed by Deb Caletti a cautionary tale. Others will describe it as a coming-of-age tale. In my mind, Girl, Unframed is both types of stories. Sydney’s experiences are a large part of being a teen girl, but her situation grows...
by Michelle | Jul 13, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, K Author, Review Copy
It is no secret I adore Jay Kristoff’s novels. I have two different tattoos containing his words, and his books remain among my all-time favorites. The final book in the LIFEL1K3 series ranked among my most anticipated books of 2020. Except, while TRUEL1F3 is a...
by Michelle | Jun 18, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, C Author, Review Copy
Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano is a cute story that personifies our seasons. In theory, it is the beginning of a new series, but with the ending it has, I am not certain how that is; the story is complete as it stands. While I can see the potential storyline...
by Michelle | Jun 17, 2020 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy
I was looking through my printed advance proof of This Little Family by Inès Bayard for a trigger warning because if ever a book needs one, this is it. Any book about rape is going to be tough and potentially triggering, but Ms. Bayard’s description of the scene...
by Michelle | Jun 16, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, M Author, Review Copy
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh is the type of novel that, upon finishing, had me mentally throwing the book across the room screaming “What. The!” We are stuck in the mind of a judgmental, fat-phobic, psychologically-abused widow who is so damn...
