In his latest novel, The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates plunges readers into a story as fluid and moving as its namesake. Born into bondage under his slave-owning father, young Hiram’s convinced his ticket to freedom lies in his genius, his…
Book Review: 10 Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac
For today’s stop on the 10 Things I can See From Here blog tour, I review Carrie Mac’s latest novel, which takes a distinct turn from the usual sort of main character most YA fiction is built on. With the heightening…
The Emotional Story of “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes
On the surface I thought Me Before You was going to be a typical fairy tale romance. Boy meets girl. They fall in love. They live happily ever after. The end. But oh, am I most certainly mistaken. If you’ve…
Book Review: The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
The Nest has everything from intoxicating fleshed out characters, hilarious anecdotes, accurate real life settings, to smart dialogue and alarmingly likable secondary characters.
Read of the Week: ‘The Rosie Project’ by Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Meet Don Tillman, socially awkward connoisseur and professor at large. In search of the perfect mate, he designs a test to find the right match before meeting Rosie, someone completely unsuitable in all senses…
Book Review: ‘The Anatomical Shape of a Heart’ by Jenn Bennett
There is just not enough words to describe how amazing this book is. I read it back in July and was immediately struck by the beauty of the characters and this story. It was unlike anything I’ve ever read and…
Read of the Week: ‘The Fall’ by Bethany Griffin
The Fall by Bethany Griffin Madeline has spent her life battling the sickness and curse that has plagued so many in her family before her. Told in flashes of time and years scattered, she and her brother must find a…