Book Reviews

Do you like books with fraught relationships? The relationship at the center of The Favor by Adele Griffin definitely qualifies! But is it fraught in a good, enjoyable-to-read way? Read on to find out what I thought. The Summary At …

Can we fight fate, or are our stories already written? Shawntelle Madison’s new historical fantasy The Fallen Fruit follows a time traveling family cursed to lose children every generation, and one woman’s attempts to change the past. The Summary In …

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill is the first book I’ve read all the way through since my son was born seven months ago, and I read it within 48 hours. Once I started, I just couldn’t put it …

Summary Passionate musician Zarifa Adiba grew up on the worn-torn streets of Kabul, Afghanistan at a time when the Taliban’s influence was still very present in society. Zarifa has big dreams; she wants to play music and get an education. …

Those who follow sci-fi awards and best-of lists may already be familiar with Anne Leckie’s space opera trilogy, Imperial Radch. Her debut novel Ancillary Justice won – among others – the Hugo,  Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke awards. Ten years later, …

Influencer culture has always sort of fascinated me, especially in the health and fitness realm. There’s no shortage of “experts” ready and willing to tell you everything that’s wrong with you, and they’ve got just the program to fix it. …

This debut caught my eye because of the gorgeous cover! The bright flowers and artwork of a beautiful woman with flowers cascading down her hair stood out so much, I couldn’t resist reading it. The question is, did the story …

‘Every woman must be nourished by an inner reservoir of secrets…’ but when Melike starts to unravel hers, the consequences are devastating.

A memoir about anxiety? Don’t mind if I do! My experience with the onset of a first panic attack was somewhat similar to Julie’s, so it was nice to read an account that I could relate to. Was Everyone But …

This was an eagerly awaited hold for me, and it came in at the library in March (after it was released this past December). I read Ryan’s first book in this Monster Hunter Mystery series, A Death in Door County, back in late …