Book Review: Out of the Black Land by Kerry Greenwood
I very much enjoyed Out of the Black Land. Kerry Greenwood is a consistently high-quality author, and this book is great for any reader interested in ancient Egypt (like me!).
Book Review: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Maybe because of my inexperience with genre conventions, or because of the novelty of Ancillary Justice's concept, it took me a bit to get the hang of reading this. Because the narrator is, by essence of being herself, a lot more multifaceted ...
Book Review: The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
The Sun Is Also a Star is a book about an impossible love that dares to be possible. Natasha and her family are being deported in less than 24 hours, and as she goes about her last day in New York, a strange chain of events (coincidence? fate?) ...
Book Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is not a perfect book but it’s still mostly well-done and high quality. This is a coming of age novel that accurately and honestly depicts how evangelical Christianity “deals with” queer children. Emily M. ...
Book Review: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
I cannot say that The Vegetarian is necessarily the best book I’ve ever read, I found that it was not only deliciously bizarre, but also surprisingly thought-provoking. Han Kang’s surreal landscape is certainly not something that exists in the ...
Book Review: Life: An Exploded Diagram by Mal Peet
Life: An Exploded Diagram is a case of good intentions that couldn’t be achieved in reality. Mal Peet tried something pretty ambitious with this “sweeping” historical YA, but for the most part it all just fell flat. Aside from being impressed ...