Alternate Reality 2/2

Jul 23, 2021

Six Fascinating Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories

The Second-Chance Books I love a good second-chance book in which the main character gets the opportunity to go back and try again, redo...

Jun 29, 2021

Review of Sarahland: Stories by Sam Cohen

The various Sarahs of Cohen's stories take on frequently unorthodox searches for self and meaning--while coping with versions of the...

Jun 2, 2021

Review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls #1) by Hank Green

ICYMI: This is a gloriously oddball book with lots of heart featuring unorthodox friendships, the frightening power of social media, the...

May 13, 2021

Review of The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Coates took his time building the story, and I felt as though he deliberately kept us in a plodding pace to emphasize the unwavering,...

Mar 16, 2021

Review of Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter

I wished that the book had more fully explored the cycle of prediction and realization that lies at the heart of its premise. In the...

Mar 4, 2021

Review of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Each life Nora tries on changes her in some way, whether by erasing her regrets about a path not taken, showing her that she's capable of...

Jan 25, 2021

Review of With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt

What if you woke up from a coma and felt differently about almost everything, including the person you're supposed to love? In Leavitt's...

Jan 16, 2021

Review of The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

A book I loved, in case you missed it! Jesuits in space find extraterrestrial life--and explore the limits of their faith. This is unlike...

Nov 6, 2020

Six More Great Fiction Titles I Loved This Year

01 Where the Forest Meets the Stars Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death, and she disappears into the constant attention her...

Aug 10, 2020

Three Offbeat Series I Just Started and Love

01 Ink & Sigil: Ink & Sigil Series In this first book of Kevin Hearne's new Ink & Sigil series, patterns and inks have power; hobgoblins...

Jul 17, 2020

Review of The Two Lives of Lydia Bird

Lydia had planned to spend the rest of her life with her fiance; now she's coming to terms with his recent and tragic loss.

Apr 3, 2020

Review of In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

This alternate-reality story is really about loyalty and devoted friendship, and it doesn't fall back on easy resolutions.

Oct 11, 2019

Review of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

Harrow explores the wondrous bravery and the sometimes dark and destructive forces surrounding collectors venturing through worlds.

Sep 23, 2019

Review of Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen

Kin Stewart will have to break all the rules of time travel to preserve the existence of his daughter without destroying the world.

Mar 20, 2019

Review of The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

This gem from Mitchell is a set of six intriguing tracks through time that are full of surprises.

Mar 31, 2017

Review of All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

I loved suspending my disbelief for Mastai's fascinating story of time travel, alternate realities, love, loss, humor, and bravery.

Aug 28, 2016

Review of Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Crouch's story is a fascinating blend of action-packed and poignant. Just settle in and prepare to roll with this--it keeps you hooked.

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