I review The Burning Girl by Claire Messud. Julia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school. They have shared everything, including their desire to escape the stifling limitations of their birthplace, the quiet town of Royston, Massachusetts. But as the two girls enter adolescence, their paths diverge and Cassie sets out on a journey… Read More The Burning Girl – Book Review
Wreathed by Curtis Edmonds We all know what it’s like to grab a book, start reading, and then think, “Oh boy, I’m not cooking dinner or sleeping tonight, because book.” Wreathed is a sparky, well-written romance full of zingers and Chardonnay, as Gwendolyn (“My name is Wendy!”) Jarrett navigates a world peopled by a… Read More Wreathed – Book Review
Exodus ’95 by Kfir Luzzatto Claire Williams is willing to take on a dangerous mission just to get out of the rut that her life is in; Dan Ze’evi is desperate to save his failing company. Brought together by equal amounts of chance and design, they set out to recover the mystical staff of… Read More Exodus ’95 – Book Review
TITLE: Hidden Figures AUTHOR: Margot Lee Shetterly PUBLISHED: 2016 FORMAT: Paperback Hidden Figures bills itself on the cover as “The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.” That is a perfect description of the book, which has already inspired a (somewhat fictionalized) movie about… Read More Hidden Figures – Book Review
I read The Paper Magician basically in two days. I got the Kindle version, probably at some kind of a discount because that’s the only time I buy ebooks. I was drawn to the artful cover of the book, with the woman in her Mary Poppins-style dress and umbrella. Knowing nothing about the book… Read More The Paper Magician – Book Review
Bone Witch (2017, Sourcebooks Fire, Young Adult Fantasy) by Rin Chupeco When I finish a book and review it, I also post on sites such as Amazon and GoodReads which gives me a chance to see what other people are thinking about the book too. If I really love a book, I’m always eager… Read More Bone Witch – Book Review
Author: Joe Hart Title: The Final Trade Series: The Dominion Trilogy #2 Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic Published: September 13th 2016 by Thomas & Mercer Rating: Four Stars At the end of The Last Girl, Zoe and her friends helped her attack the ARC and rescue some of the girls who remained there… but not all of them.… Read More The Final Trade – Book Review
Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith Published by Delacorte Press on May 2, 2017 Genres: [Young Adult] Contemporary Pages: 432 Format: ARC, paperback Source: Publisher 3.5 Stars, Completed March 22, 2017 – minor SPOILERS ahead – windfall /ˈwin(d)fôl/ noun a piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money.
The Broken Teaglass, by Emily Arsenault My rating: 4 of 5 stars Any author who can stimulate a reader’s interest in reading about her main characters reading the dictionary is pretty darned good, and that’s exactly what Emily Arsenault has accomplished in her debut novel, The Broken Teaglass.
Title: The Help Author: Kathryn Stockett Publisher: Penguin Books Set in the 60’s when civil unrest was at its height, Martin Luther King was making his famous speech, and black Americans began to make a stand, even at great personal risk. Jackson, Mississippi is a seat of KKK power, and working… Read More The Help – Book Review
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