Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas’s Squire is a comic I have been waiting for — not just since it was announced, but also my entire life.
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavours Review: A Delicious, Romantic Romp
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavours Sonali Dev (Writer) HarperCollins Publishers May 7, 2019 Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has informed generations of readers, writers, and filmmakers, all of whom have devised their own reinterpretations of it. Author Sonali Dev is the latest in a long line of Austen fans to be inspired to create her…
Lady Killers: The Women Who put Jack the Ripper to Shame
Lady Killers Tori Telfer Harper Collins Publishers October 10, 2017 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Lady Killers is for anyone who treats themselves to the occasional morbid indulgence. It plugs a lot of the gaps traditionally left out of roundups of history’s most brutal murderers.
The Book of Joan
The Book of Joan Lidia Yuknavitch HarperCollins April 18, 2017 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Better, more eloquent people than me have reviewed Lidia Yuknavitch’s latest novel, The Book of Joan. It’s been covered by Publishers Weekly, NPR, and the New York Times. For just about…
No One is Alone in Being Queer: Queer, There, and Everywhere
Queer, There, and Everywhere: 22 People Who Changed the World Sarah Prager HarperCollins May 23, 2017 HarperCollins provided a review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Grit by Gillian French [Review]
Grit Gillian French HarperTeen May 16, 2017 I love a small town story. I grew up in various small towns around the Midwest so I can really appreciate when an author can capture the sense of claustrophobia that sometimes comes with that life. Gillian French’s Grit explores those themes but never quite gets there for…
Spindle Fire: Interesting Ideas, Poor and Problematic Execution
Spindle Fire Lexa Hillyer HarperCollins April 11 2017 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer is described by Publisher HarperCollins as “enthralling” and a “wholly original reimagining of a classic faerie story.” In truth the book is a mishmash of YA tropes set…
Saying Their Names: A Review of THE HATE U GIVE
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas Belzer + Bray February 28, 2017 Long ago, in the days when we bought CDs, we also bragged about who got whose new CD and learned the words to all the songs. We used liner notes to help us understand the lyrics the first time and then learn them…
Tiffany D. Jackson’s Allegedly is Definitely a Great Read
Allegedly Tiffany D. Jackson Katherine Tegen Books January 24th, 2017 I read the synopsis to Allegedly a few months ago and by the time I got around to reading it a few days ago, I barely remembered what it was about. There was a crime. That part was evident in the title, but the rest…
