by Michelle | Dec 30, 2021 | Audiobook, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, C Author, G Author, M Author, R Author
Twenty reviews. Four days. I did it. They weren’t pretty. Or very erudite. But they are done. Except I do have three reviews for 2022 books to write, but I haven’t decided whether I should worry about them this year or not. Anyway, here are the final five....
by Michelle | Jan 26, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, H Author, Review Copy
Alice Hoffman and I have a love-hate relationship. I want to love her books, but most of the time I either do not finish them or finish them under duress. However, with The World That We Knew, I found an Alice Hoffman novel I love. Even though it occurs during World...
by Michelle | Jan 22, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, P Author, Review Copy
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett confirms that she writes beautiful stories. The writing is gorgeous. For me, however, the story is less so. Maeve and Danny’s story revolves around their childhood home, The Dutch House. In fact, the house is such a large part of...
by Michelle | Oct 15, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, H Author, Review Copy
There is something about a story in which a library is one of the settings. It doesn’t matter if the library is a fantasy or really exists, the library establishes the tone of the story, one in which the love of possibility and knowledge, as well as a reverence...
by Michelle | Jul 20, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, C Author, Review Copy
There is no way I am going to be able to do justice to The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It not only is a gorgeous story of survival, family, and love but also a story that forces you to rethink everything you knew about slavery. With prose that makes you wish you...
