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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...

Jun 1, 2021

Review of Namesake by Adrienne Young

I love Young's tone and her characters. Namesake was fantastic, and I wish more books were coming in this series. Namesake is the second...

May 28, 2021

May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite books from May! In no particular order, here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past month:...

May 26, 2021

Review of The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

This is captivating without being melodramatic, romantic without any overdone elements, and wonderfully steeped in legend. This is Pike's...

May 24, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/24/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a light fiction book about a dedicated single mom who gives love another try, listening to a...

May 10, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/10/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates's novel about slavery, with magical realism that offers a...

Apr 30, 2021

April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite books from April! In no particular order, here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past...

Apr 27, 2021

Review of The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

This sci-fi thriller is about betrayal and revenge, but it's not the other-woman story you might expect. ...no matter how much Martine...

Apr 26, 2021

Review of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

ACOTAR often read like a romance novel featuring fairies; I listened to this as an audiobook and admit that at times I shrieked when I...

Apr 20, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/20/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Sarah J. Maas's popular young adult fantasy about the collision of faeries and humans, the...

Apr 14, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/14/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading (actually listening to, which I recommend in this case) an offbeat, captivating celebrity memoir by...

Apr 8, 2021

Review of A Deadly Education: Lesson One of the Scholomance by Naomi Novik

El is a grumpy, powerful, smart, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible....

Apr 2, 2021

March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

Ta-da! My very favorite books from March! Here are the books I most loved reading during the past month: a beautiful story of heartbreak...

Mar 26, 2021

Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You

Do you love witchy books like I do? I love a good witch-focused book, and I've been wanting to put together a Greedy Reading List on this...

Mar 24, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/24/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the newest book from Elle Cosimano, in which a misunderstanding has potentially enormous...

Mar 23, 2021

Review of The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

In this satisfying final book in the trilogy, Black's characters show darkly funny humor and trade biting remarks, and creatures of all...

Mar 18, 2021

Review of Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

The first book in Mahurin's young adult fantasy trilogy was unabashedly dramatic and angsty, and I was smiling at all of it in delight....

Mar 17, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/17/21 Edition

What I'm Reading Now: Three Fun Fantasy Stories I'm reading the newest book from Naomi Novik, which showcases excellent dark humor within...

Mar 10, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/10/21 Edition

What I'm Reading Now The books I've got on my nightstand and on my Kindle at the moment: a turn-of-the century story about outlaws,...

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...

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