Book Review

Most Popular Books of January 2023

My January reading has been all over the place. I’ve read 17  books which is an all time high for me. Of those, I’ve truly loved four books, at least a couple already in contention for Best Books of 2023. That’s awesome and I’m excited to share those books, here, but none come out this…
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Chaz Hayden’s “The First Thing About You”: A Slice-of-Life Contemporary Novel About a Teenager Living With Muscular Dystrophy

As soon as I heard about this book, I was so keen to read it. It’s a checklist of things I love in contemporary books, including witty writing and stellar banter, complex and layered characters who have hearts of gold as well as their own demons to fight, and incredible disability rep by a disabled…Read More…

Neal Shusterman’s Short Story Collection “Gleanings” from the Arc of a Scythe Series (#3.5)

We’re back in Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe world for a short story compilation! Time for a fresh addition to the Scythe series with short stories that range from exciting, emotional, cute and eye-opening. There are 13 tales here, and each follows a different POV, some from characters we know and love from the…Read More…

Top 10 Most Popular Books of November 2022

With Thanksgiving is behind us, I hope yours was lovely and that the rush of holiday madness in front of us will be filled with laughter. It’s difficult to believe that there is only one more month left in this year. Time truly flies, even as the world sometimes feels a little upside down. But,…
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Eleanor Scott’s Novel “War Among Ladies”

‘War Among Ladies’ by Eleanor Scott is the story of the vicious internal politics prevalent in a small girls’ school in the Midlands, a school on the brink of closing down due to poor academic performance. The book is not, yet another retelling of high spirited schoolgirl antics, troubled exchanges on the lacrosse field or … Continue reading War Among Ladies by Eleanor Scott…