Looking for a moving story that spans decades to get lost in? Beyond That, the Sea fits that bill exactly. Read on for my full review! The Summary As German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and …

Unable to accept being dumped by her colleague, Takako quits her job and moves into the used bookstore owned by her uncle, Satoru, in Jinbocho. Despite her initial lack of interest in novels, Takako is slowly drawn into the world …

It was a cold, cold March in Minnesota — all the better for cozy reading nights, I suppose! The only positive about a colder than average spring so far 😆. As I write this under a cozy plush blanket, there …

If you’re reading this review because you loved Cutting for Stone by Verghese, that’s exactly why I picked out The Covenant of Water on NetGalley and was SO stoked when the publisher granted me access. It was definitely an epic …

Summary Kafka in Tangier is a reinterpretation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, exploring themes of transformation, alienation, and power. At once the story of a family and a chilling portrait of a city, the novella follows Jawad Al-Idrisi, an overworked teacher with …

I received an ARC of A Midsummer Night’s Scheme, a cozy mystery set in a small town, in exchange for the review below. Summary All the world’s a stage, but it may be curtains for bookbinder Quinn Caine’s brother if …

It might have been the shortest month of the year, but we weren’t short on good books here at Literary Quicksand! I’m in the middle of a LONG book I was ecstatic to be approved for on NetGalley – Abraham …

Summary A twisted, wildly imaginative tale of one man’s mysterious illness and his journey through a dystopian hospital system. When Yang Wei travels to C City for work, he expects nothing more than a standard business trip. A break from …