Recently I was able to get a copy of an advanced copy of The Landowner's Secret, due out from Escape Publishing/Harper Collins. The blurb from the publisher: "When Alice Ryan wakes to find thugs surrounding her cottage, on the hunt for her no-good brother, she escapes into the surrounding bush. It is wealthy landowner Robert… Continue reading Interview with Sonya Heaney
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Book Review: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahesi Coates
The Review The Water Dancer, by Ta-Nehesi Coates, is a marvel, the first full-length work of fiction by the author. The novel follows Hiram Walker, a child born into slavery and the child of the master of a plantation. Hi's incredible memory sets him apart as a child, bringing him not just to the attention… Continue reading Book Review: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahesi Coates
March 2019 Wrap Up
Reading Wrap Total books read this month: 12 Total Books so far this year: 30/105 Best books of the month: Daisy Jones & the Six was incredible and I finally got to read All You Can Ever Know, both highly recommended. If you want something surreal and yet too real, Severance by Ling Ma was… Continue reading March 2019 Wrap Up
February 2019 Wrap-Up
Reading Wrap: Total books toward reading goal so far: 18/105 (2 ahead of schedule!)Total books read this month: 10Poetry book read for Poetry Challenge: Season of the Second Thought by Lynn Powell. Lovely nature-based poetry with a wry pushback-against-religious undertone. Lots of fine poems in the collection, picked up randomly off the shelf and glad I… Continue reading February 2019 Wrap-Up
January Wrap-Up
Reading Total books read this month: 8 Most Fun Book of the Month: I adored Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik in terms of pure compulsive-need-to-read-ness. Most Necessary Book of the Month: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison was so hard to read, but so relevant. I wish I would have read it with a group of people, or in a class.… Continue reading January Wrap-Up
December (and 2018) Wrap-Up
Writing Wrap-Up Total Books Read This Month: 9 Total Books Read this Year: 105 Best Books of the Month: Can I say all of them? Becoming by Michelle Obama was a balm that I chewed through in two days, I adored Premee Mohamed's ghost-ish novella The Apple-Tree Throne (check that out here). Also The Secret History ruined me for… Continue reading December (and 2018) Wrap-Up
November Wrap Up
Reading Wrap-Up Books read this month: 10 Books still behind in my GoodReads Challenge: 9! I was aiming for 115 this year, and I'm almost at 100. I need to roll up my sleeves and do some serious reading in the next 31 days... Best Books of the Month: So many great ones this month that… Continue reading November Wrap Up
Book Review: The Everlasting Rose
The Details: The MUCH anticipated sequel to The Belles is on its way in 2019-- and it is worth waiting for! If you're unfamiliar with The Belles, it may be helpful to check out my review of Dhonielle Clayton's first book in this YA Fantasy series lush with commentary on societal beauty expectations and power. Basically, the Belles… Continue reading Book Review: The Everlasting Rose
October Wrap-Up
Reading Life: Total Books Read This Month: 6 Best Books Read This Month: Less was incredible, and just finished and enjoyed The Gilded Wolves (due to be released next year) Creepiest Book This Month: Affinity by Sarah Waters creeped me out, and then just like a typical Waters, flipped a switch in the last act. I had sipped… Continue reading October Wrap-Up
Book Review: The Gilded Wolves
The Review I have to admit, it took me a few chapters to catch the tone and premise of The Gilded Wolves, but once it hit its stride, I was hooked. NY Times Bestselling author Roshani Chokshi's newest fantasy novel follows a group of down-and-out teens-- smart, wily outcasts, artists, and academics on the run. Thick… Continue reading Book Review: The Gilded Wolves
