Year's Best Fantasy 7

 

Title: Year's Best Fantasy 7

Author: David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, eds

Publisher: Tachyon Publications

 
ISBN: 9781892391506

 

Thoughts: Solid anthology that runs the displays the diversity of the fantasy genre.

Rating: 4/5

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea

 

Title: As the Wicked Watched

Author: Rita Cheng-Eppig

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

 
ISBN: 9781639730377

 

Thoughts: Refreshing to read a historical fiction novel based on a powerful Asian woman, but I was not able to connect at all with the characters or the story.

Rating: 3/5

As the Wicked Watched

 

Title: As the Wicked Watched

Author: Tamron Hall

Publisher: Harper Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Good, intense investigative mystery, but there were a few times when the timeline felt a little loose.

Rating: 4/5

Out of My Mind

 

Title: Out of My Mind

Author: Sharon M. Draper

Publisher: Simon Schuster Audio

 
ISBN: 9781508222460

 

Thoughts: Draper expertly captures what it is like to be unable to communicate in a tale that is relatable to all middle-graders.

Rating: 4/5

The Wild Robot

 

Title: The Wild Robot

Author: Peter Brown

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

 
ISBN: 9780316381994

 

Thoughts: Brown's sci-fi-meets-nature tale is fun, imaginative, and even touching at points.

Rating: 4/5

Stacking the Shelves: 7/2-7/15

Won:

 Everything/Nothing/Someone by Alice Carriere

The Sun and the Star

 

Title: The Sun and the Star

Author: Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro

Publisher: Disney Hyperion

 
ISBN: 9781368081153

 

Thoughts: The plot and the pacing felt incredibly uneven and thin, which overshadowed any good moments that happened.

Rating: 2/5

A Fire Among Clouds

 

Title: Codex Black 1: A Fire Among Clouds

Author: Camilo Moncada Lozano

Publisher: IDW Publishing

 
ISBN: 9781684059591

 

Thoughts: Unique American manga historical fantasy featuring gods and monsters from Mesoamerica.

Rating: 4/5

The Remedy

 

Title: The Remedy

Author: Adam Haslett

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: This was totally meh, and knowing what series it was part of, gave away the twist for me.

Rating: 2/5

Beautiful Country

 

Title: Beautiful Country

Author: Qian Julie Wang

Publisher: Random House Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Wang openly relates her challenging formative years growing up in New York as an immigrant without papers.

Rating: 3/5

Good Sh*t

 

Title: Good Sh*t: Your Holistic Guide to the Best Poop of Your Life

Author: Julia Blohberger & Roos Neeter

Publisher: Quirk Books

 
ISBN: 9781683692973

 

Thoughts: Very easy to read and follow, but I was expecting a deeper dive into gut health.

Rating: 3/5

I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home

 

Title: I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home

Author: Lorrie Moore

Publisher: Knopf

 
ISBN: 9780307594143

 

Thoughts: Bizarre story about death with alternating timelines that do meet up but do not meld.

Rating: 2/5

The Three of Us

 

Title: The Three of Us

Author: Ore Agbaje-Williams

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons

 
ISBN: 9780593540718

 

Thoughts: Excellent character study, but it reminded me too much of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for me to enjoy it.

Rating: 3/5

L.A. Weather

 

Title: L.A. Weather

Author: Maria Amparo Escandon

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Good character exploration, but the circumstance felt too unrealistic.

Rating: 3/5

Stacking the Shelves: 6/25-7/1

Got at a yard sale:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

Received in Wicked Reads Book Box:

Love Bites by Katrina N. Lewis

 

Bought on Wicked Reads:

Sadie on a Plate by Amanda Elliot

 

Wings Once Cursed and Bound by Piper J. Drake

Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin

Gravemaidens by Kelly Cook