Series 6/7

Jun 9, 2020

Review of The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell

A smart master thief who bends time and finds her loyalties dividded in turn-of-the-century New York.

Jun 3, 2020

Review of Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

Sloane is a perfectly imperfect heroine and things aren't entirely what they seem in Roth's first novel for adults.

May 7, 2020

Review of books 1-3 of the Murderbot series by Martha Wells

Murderbot shows a reluctant, grumpy ability to care for others and a desire to develop its own sense of duty and sense of self.

Apr 15, 2020

Review of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon’s speech is modern and biting, there are darkly funny moments, and the friendships and loyalty resonate in a lovely way. The tone...

Mar 27, 2020

Review of Light Changes Everything by Nancy E. Turner

I loved the early twentieth century Arizona Territory setting and details, as well as Mary Pearl’s spirit, grit, and determination.

Mar 5, 2020

Review of The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

The final book in Maureen Johnson's young adult Truly Devious trilogy wraps up the story, but I missed the earlier books' banter.

Feb 24, 2020

Review of The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child

Child's Jack Reacher eschews societal standards of beauty and the judgment that often surrounds addiction. Jack Reacher doesn’t follow...

Feb 5, 2020

Review of The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

This is the third and final book in Katherine Arden's strong, fanciful, often wonderfully dark Winternight trilogy.

Jan 24, 2020

Review of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

I found it interesting that Schwab doesn't make you feel especially sympathetic toward either Victor or Eli. This is the second in...

Jan 17, 2020

Review of Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab

This one wasn't for me. I read half but didn't finish this second in the Monsters of Verity series. Look at that beautiful cover! I tried...

Oct 11, 2019

Review of The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

Vasya is an irresistibly and wonderfully strong and defiant main protagonist, and Arden includes lots of offbeat details. This second...

Jul 20, 2019

Review of City of Windows (Lucas Page #1) by Robert Pobi

I loved Pobi's mystery, the character of Page, and the smart commentary about gun ownership and responsibility.

Jun 28, 2019

Review of The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

I loved this smart, funny young adult book with Chinese folklore, a rock-solid friendship, creative fantasy elements, action, and romance.

Jun 27, 2019

Review of the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The first book in the Winternight trilogy, this is a Russia-set, ancient-feeling, dark fairytale of a story.

Jun 25, 2019

Review of Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

Strout is truly a marvel in the way she crafts full, complicated lives through sharing small moments. I loved every bit of this. Oh,...

Mar 2, 2019

Review of A Murder by Any Name by Suzanne M. Wolfe

Wolfe's book was a fun, quick read that kept me engaged the whole way through. The Elizabethan-era detail in A Murder by Any Name was...

May 13, 2018

Review of Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper

I didn’t feel as attached to Aaron in this mystery set in the Australian bush, but I still love Harper's tone and pacing, and I'm in for her

Nov 1, 2017

Review of The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) by Jane Harper

Harper's small-town Australia dark secrets and twists and turns have me totally hooked.

Aug 31, 2017

Review of The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker

The detail and thrills and chills of Viking-era Norway held so much promise, I'll give the next book in the series a try.

Oct 2, 2015

Review of Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller

I only wished this were longer so I could spend more time in Sheldon's head and in his company. I adored it.

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