The transcripts of 200 audio files make up much of the novel, and I had difficulty feeling invested in this structure, which felt more...

Summers's young adult fiction begins with a fascinating premise--sisters are torn apart by tragedy and then further separated by a...

Spyra's humor is edgy, dark, and far from politically correct as she plays up absurd and disturbing scenarios in the name of satire. This...

Much of this book about a rock star and his (unrecognized) teenaged soulmate didn't ring true enough for me to feel that I could buy into...

Michaelides weaves Greek mythology, references to ancient ceremony, and superstition into this dark tale, but the particulars of the...

The book introduces some fascinating detail and interesting themes, but the story frequently feels choppy and unfinished. In von...

Some aspects of Surrender Your Sons felt deeply real and intimate, but I couldn't get past the details that didn't fit.

I was frustrated by what felt like disjointed cause and effect and lack of clear motivation on the characters' parts.

I was desperate for Ceelie to listen to her own needs after cancer treatment and take care of herself a little bit.

Danny and Maeve are ejected from their fabled childhood home, and they spend the rest of the book hashing out their bitterness and feelings.

The strongest part of the story was toward the end, with a search and some resolution, strong female characters, and a family of sorts.