Book Review: “Outlawed” is a white woman’s paradise & travesty
I’m all for historical novels upending the societal norms of the past, but it’s challenging to enjoy one when it sets civil rights back.
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Apr 15, 20222 min read
Book Review: Dive into your memory in “Tell Me an Ending”
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” gets a modern update with a “Black Mirror” twist in Jo Harkin’s “Tell Me an Ending."
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Book Review: Grief and anger explode in “What’s Coming to Me”
I'm all for the ‘good for her’ trope that’s become popular, and “What’s Coming to Me” is a novel demanding to be added to the list.
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Book Review: Parties, orgies, and rich people run wild in “The Pink Hotel”
There’s nothing like watching the downfall of society through the eyes of the ultra-wealthy.
Jan 8, 20222 min read
Book Review: Fear what lies beneath in “The River Has Teeth”
Erica Waters's debut “The River Has Teeth” is a no-holds-barred, Southern gothic horror of witches, monsters, and murdered young women.
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Book Review: “Cloud Cuckoo Land” flies to unimaginable heights
An imaginative, poignant chronicle of the impact stories have on humans and society at large, “Cloud Cuckoo Land” is an unexpected novel.
Dec 28, 20212 min read
Book Review: Powers like no other in "This Vicious Grace"
There are few YA novels I get excited for anymore. Emily Thiede'sThiede's debut fantasy novel "This Vicious Grace" is at the top of my list.
Dec 27, 20212 min read
Book Review: "Good Girl Complex" is blander than a Midwestern dinner
Did you really fall into the lockdown, BookTok hole, if you didn’t read Elle Kennedy’s BriarU and Off-Campus series?
Dec 18, 20212 min read
Book Review: Girl boss, Gaslight, & Gatekeep with “My Year of Rest and Relaxation”
Thanks to BookTok for using the girl boss revival to highlight the holy text of girl bosses: "My Year of Rest and Relaxation."
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Book Review: “You Feel It Just Below the Ribs” quietly intrigues
After finishing this novel, I could barely come up with words to describe it.
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Book Review: Travel through New Guinea in “Euphoria”
To most, the field of anthropology might not be the most exciting topic to read about.
Dec 2, 20212 min read
Book Review: Greek mythology with spice in "Electric Idol"
While the world was grappling with the lockdown and changes in our social lives, book TikTokers relished the opportunity to spill the beans
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Book Review: Beware the superrich and AI in "Autonomy"
Every passing day and technological advancement seems to push us closer to classic sci-fi novels.
Oct 29, 20212 min read
Book Review: Fall in and out of love with “Good Intentions”
If you were as obsessed with "The Big Sick" as I was when it came out, this debut novel by Kasim Ali is definitely for you.
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Book Review: Get your crime junkie fix with "The Devil to Pay"
Police procedurals aren't really my thing, but Fradkin and "The Devil to Pay" may have changed my mind.
Sep 22, 20212 min read
Book Review: “The Moon, The Stars, & Madame Burova” fails to reach the stars
There’s nothing like a decades-old secret to try and solve as you read along.
Sep 22, 20212 min read
Book Review: “Beach Read”, a love story for writers
Novels about writers usually produce an exaggerated eye roll from me. Yet, I was practically giddy to get my hands on "Beach Read."
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Book Review: Prophecies, magic, and the end of the world galore in “Black Sun”
Rebecca Roanhorse's 2020 epic fantasy "Black Sun" is the refreshing epic we've been begging for.
Aug 30, 20213 min read
Book Review: “Writers & Lovers” paints a poignant portrait of a young writer
Novels about writers are headache-inducing as a writer. But Lily King’s novel “Writers & Lovers” is anything but.
Aug 29, 20212 min read
Book Review: Be charmed by “A Letter to Three Witches”
Practical Magic meets the 21st century–without the accidental murder plot–in “A Letter to Three Witches” by Elizabeth Bass.
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