BBW Book Reviews

1 day ago

Review of Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang

I loved the dark academia setting, Sciona's bid to become the first female in the High Magistry, and her rethinking of long-held...

2 days ago

Review of Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

Ina's memoir is personal and thoughtful. Her charm comes through in candid reflections about her fascinating life, and her young life's...

7 days ago

Review of Bull Moon Rising (Royal Artifactual Guild #1) by Ruby Dixon

I was hooked on the story of a team of young women fighting for admittance to a guild, their bonds, and their adventures. But the...

Nov 13

Review of Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock

Blaylock's story centers around a packhorse librarian in 1930s Appalachian Kentucky and adds layers like a complicated past, second...

Nov 12

Review of How to Read a Book by Monica Wood

This novel about the power of books takes a tough situation that ends in a death and allows for a fresh start--which might push the...

Nov 7

Review of To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

This slim book tells the story of a small crew of astronauts in the twenty-second century who are searching for alien life--and who must...

Nov 6

Review of His Majesty's Dragon: Temeraire #1 by Naomi Novik

ICYMI: This series by Naomi Novik introduces vain, strong-willed, talking dragons, their complex, wonderfully faulted handlers, and...

Nov 5

Review of The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Espach layers complex emotional challenges like suicidal thoughts, grief, and loneliness with funny, quirky, poignant moments in this...

Oct 31

Review of Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik

Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional worlds, delve into never-before-revealed...

Oct 30

Review of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Kennedy writes poignantly about the Irish Troubles through the point of view of Cushla, a young adult stretching her wings despite her...

Oct 29

Review of Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth

Booth cushions the blow of the main protagonist's early-onset Alzheimer's with a zany romp, lots of love for books, and heartwarming,...

Oct 24

Review of Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo is one of my favorite Rooney novels yet, exploring complicated families, grief, unconventional relationships, forgiveness, and...

Oct 23

Review of The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

The reality-show setting and LGBTQIA+ representation in Ever After flips the traditional fairy tale in satisfying, heartwarming ways in...

Oct 22

Review of What I Ate in One Year (and Related Thoughts) by Stanley Tucci

The gems of What I Ate in One Year are, as promised in the title, the food-related moments Stanley Tucci delves into over the course of...

Oct 17

Review of Hell for Hire (Tear Down Heaven #1) by Rachel Aaron

I felt like the story started off slowly, but once the world was built and the background established, I was hooked on the interpersonal...

Oct 16

Review of Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Knoll's novel was inspired by real events; Bright Young Women traces a serial killer targeting young women and in the character of...

Oct 15

Review of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

I loved this dive into the repercussions of a seemingly psychic woman's predictions of demise for her fellow passengers on a flight....

Oct 10

Review of The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

ICYMI: My favorite Kate Quinn books center around strong young women proving their mettle during wartime crises, and The Alice Network ...

Oct 9

Review of The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two timelines, the privilege and working class disparities, the eventual...

Oct 8

Review of The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl

The Paris Novel is the first novel by food writer, memoir author, food critic, and James Beard award-winner Ruth Reichl. It's a...

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