LITTLE WEIRDS by Jenny Slate was a case of the book not living up to the beautiful cover. I’m a fan of Jenny Slate’s so I was really excited when a galley of her new book came in. And then I was so disappointed by the content. This feels like a book that is trying …
I don’t think that I have ever been as spooked as I was when reading Hollow Kingdom and there was an exact description of my apartment. So weird! This apocalypse book told mainly from the perspective of a crow was so bizarre and fun. Starting the moment the apocalypse beings, Hollow Kingdom follows the reactions …
If I had to describe my favorite genre, it would have to be goofy dysfunctional family stories. And There’s a Word for That by Sloane Tanen perfectly fits the bill. I originally picked this one up because the cover called to me and I’m so glad I did. After years apart, Marty and Bunny find …
This book is a master class in dramatic irony. Bridget Collins has created a book that explores what the world would be like if books weren’t made for reading and instead were vessels that stored away memories that people don’t want to remember. She explores deep questions like morality and the importance of learning from …
It’s 1921 and gun moll Alice has run away from her life in New York, carrying very little with her apart from a bullet wound, and finds herself a guest at The Paragon Hotel, a black hotel in Portland, OR. Faye explores the racial tensions of Oregon at the beginning of the 20th century, starting …
Bianca Marais has knocked it out of the park again with her new novel If You Want to Make God Laugh. Taking place in South Africa from the day Nelson Mandela is elected onward, following three very different women as they deal with the changing world around them. Race and class are explored, as well as tensions that came from the ending …
In The Storyteller, German-Lebanese author Pierre Jarawan has created a work of art that explores the importance of family and nationality in the creation of an identity. Jarawan fills the book with stories of the Lebanese civil war, teaching the history of the country and the event without making it feel like you are learning anything …
Holy crap this book is amazing! I can’t handle the book hangover I am currently experiencing. Hamlet meets drag queens who are also incredibly teenage thieves. What more could you want? Margo Manning is a rich, LA socialite with a secret. In her spare time, she dresses up in drag with a group of her …
This debut novel by Dutch author Jaap Robben is absolutely beautiful. Robben is a poet and children’s book author and you can see the influence of both of those writing styles in the books, His writing is poetic yet sparse. You Have Me to Love tells the story of a young boy, Mikael, as he grows up …
I wanted to like this book so much. In fact, my co-worker, when I told her I didn’t like it said, “What? But it seemed right up your alley!” Monstrous Devices is a cool concept but the book is a bit of a mess. There is too much going on and none of it gets fully realized. …
This intense graphic novel reads like an indie movie. The focus of the novel is on the dialogue rather than the art, which is unlike any graphic novel I have read before. Drnaso explores grief as well as the toxicity of the internet and fear-mongering. I felt so deeply for each of the characters. This …
I ignored people telling me to read this for WAY too long! So don’t make the same mistake I did! Pick this up immediately! In Greg’s Chicago, there is an underground world filled with Dwarfs and Elves! But Greg doesn’t know that. All he knows is that he has one best friend and a dad …
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