My 2023 in Books
December 31, 2023
Everything I read in 2023. … More My 2023 in Books
Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
December 21, 2023
Mary Catharine “Merricat” Blackwood lives an isolated life in a large house with her older sister Constance and their Uncle Julian. Six years prior, Merricat and Constance’s family was poisoned and Constance was accused yet acquitted of committing the murders. … More Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods
December 10, 2023
Percy teams back up with Annabeth and Grover as they race around NYC doing immortal favors. … More Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods
Review: The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
November 26, 2023
It’s not just enemies-to-lovers in Thea Guanzon’s The Hurricane Wars. Be prepared for a wild ride of enemies-to-conspirators-to-enemies-to-allies-to-friends-to-adversaries-to…who knows? … More Review: The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
Review: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
November 18, 2023
The stage has been set, and the final match is about to be played. In The Final Gambit, the third of The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, teen protagonist Avery Kylie Grambs is about to finally claim the fortune bequeathed to her and become a billionaire. … More Review: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Review: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
October 24, 2023
Carrie thinks she is done with her competitive career. But six years into retirement, Carrie finds her records overtaken by the talented Nicki Chan. At thirty-seven, Carrie’s odds of making a successful comeback to reclaim her title are slim. She’ll have to resume training with her father and learn how to achieve greatness in her changed body. But Carrie has never backed down from an impossible challenge. Carrie Soto launches a legendary comeback. … More Review: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review – Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) by Kathleen Gros
October 18, 2023
A graphic novel reimagines Alcott’s greatest work, and sets the fearless Jo March on the quest of surviving eight grade. … More Review – Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) by Kathleen Gros
Review: Happy Place by Emily Henry
August 22, 2023
Happy Place by Emily Henry For those who are longing for east coast summers, desperately waiting for the third season of The Summer I Turned Pretty to be announced, and listening to the new wistful version of Taylor Swift’s “august” that’s taking over social media, Emily Henry’s Happy Place is the perfect summer read for … More Review: Happy Place by Emily Henry
Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
June 28, 2023
STEMinist fiction is back with the newest book by Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain. … More Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Review: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
June 26, 2023
What would you do if you suddenly became a billionaire? But there’s a twist. … More Review: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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