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
Category: Book Review
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
Audio-Crushes
I've been averaging 4-5 hours of broken sleep a night for the past two weeks. I don't know if the baby is going through a growth spurt or if I can just diagnose it as "baby wierdness" (a real and all-too-prevalent condition). No matter the reason, I have to be up with him when he's… Continue reading Audio-Crushes
Book Review: Illegal
The Review: Illegal is a graphic novel by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, with a primary audience of children (probably ages ten and up), and this is the kind of book that every child should have access to. Colfer and Donkin trace the fictional path of Ebo, a young Ghanian boy, as he makes his way… Continue reading Book Review: Illegal
Book Review: BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage
The Review: This novel is the heartwarming story of a mother-daughter bond unlike any other... Just kidding. I originally requested this book because of the blurb in the PW announcement which compared it to THE BAD SEED: While I'm a bit of wimp when it comes to horror and thriller as a genre, "bad children"… Continue reading Book Review: BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage
Review: So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Review: Part memoir and part handbook, Ijeoma Oluo's new book is not just about talking: it's about action. Oluo addresses two distinct audiences: people of color and white people who hope to engage in dialogue about race. She makes it clear early on that her book is not some magic cure for white supremacy,… Continue reading Review: So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Southern-Set Book Pairings to Try
It's funny how books end up accidentally being in conversation with one another, just because you happened to pick them at the right time. Those accidental connections and conversations between texts are some of my favorite things about reading, so I have a few suggestions for book pairings if you're stuck in a reading rut.… Continue reading Southern-Set Book Pairings to Try
Book Review: The Belles
The Review: I am obsessed with Dhonielle Clayton's The Belles, and I know the world will be, too. A quick summary: Set in Orléans (a city very much French regency meets old-school New Orleans), beauty is a limited commodity. Camellia Beauregard is a Belle, a class of magical women who can sculpt and perfect the mood… Continue reading Book Review: The Belles
Book Review: ARTEMIS by Andy Weir
The Review: I nearly bailed on this one-- but am glad I didn't. Like many readers, I was blown away by THE MARTIAN. With such a huge breakout book, a second book has high expectations. What this book isn't: like THE MARTIAN in theme or character What this book is: a rouge-ish caper for the… Continue reading Book Review: ARTEMIS by Andy Weir
Book Review: Spoonbenders
The Review: The Amazing Telemachus Family was disgraced on national TV years ago and hasn't been the same since. A generation later, and minus the family matriarch, Teddy and his now-grown children Irene, Frankie, and Buddy view their psychic gifts as more curse than blessing. Add into the works a mob boss calling in his… Continue reading Book Review: Spoonbenders
