LibraryThing Early Review:
Horse Girl by Susanna Newsonen
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Friday, March 29, 2024
On the Rooftop
Title: On the Rooftop
Author: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Publisher: HarperAudio
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Well-written with fully fleshed-out characters, but it just didn't grip me as much as some historical fictional novels with similar themes.
Rating: 3/5
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Twice in a Lifetime
Title: Twice in a Lifetime
Author: Melissa Baron
Publisher: Alcove Press
ISBN: 9781639101368
Thoughts: Emotionally resilient novel with overlapping timelines.
Rating: 4/5
Boca Raton
Title: Boca Raton
Author: Lauren Groff
Publisher: Amazon Originals
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Short story with an environmentalism bent that is disturbing in an visceral, empathetic way.
Rating: 3/5
Whisper Me This
Title: Whisper Me This
Author: Kerry Anne King
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
ISBN: 9781503955752
Thoughts: This started out feeling like a psychological thriller, but then it turned into a rather typical story about abuse.
Rating: 2/5
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Acts of Forgiveness
Title: Acts of Forgiveness
Author: Maura Cheeks
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780593598290
Thoughts: This alternate history book really makes you think about collective forgiveness and what that would looks like in practice.
Rating: 4/5
After I Do
Title: After I Do
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reed
Publisher: Atria Books
ISBN: 9781476712840
Thoughts: A fun chick lit filled with great, relatable characters and a main character that you can really root for.
Rating: 4/5
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Grief Is for People
Title: Grief Is for People
Author: Sloane Crosley
Publisher: MCD
ISBN: 9780374609849
Thoughts: Having recently read Crosley's Cult Classic, I could not help but compare the two, despite that being fiction and this being non-fiction; while I fell that her friend was the inspiration for the catalyst in Cult Classic, this book is far superior with compelling writing with many nods to Joan Didion.
Rating: 4/5
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
Title: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
Author: Angie Cruz
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
ISBN: 9781250868817
Thoughts: Listening to what ostensibly 12 monologues made this feel like a one-woman play that covers the gamut of emotions while portraying the life of a middle-age immigrant mother.
Rating: 4/5
Friday, March 15, 2024
Fellowship Point
Title: Fellowship Point
Author: Alice Elliot Dark
Publisher: Simon Schuster Audio
ISBN: 9781797135946
Thoughts: A rich story of friendships bound by a special place.
Rating: 4/5
Thursday, March 14, 2024
The Final Strife
Title: The Final Strife
Author: Saara El-Arifi
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 9781400096206
Thoughts: Very engaging fantasy with a lot of world to get lost in, but a few elements just needed a little more polishing.
Rating: 4/5
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The Palace of Illusions
Title: The Palace of Illusions
Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 9781400096206
Thoughts: Too many unformed characters and a lot of telling instead of showing made this myth retelling very boring.
Rating: 2/5
Sunday, March 3, 2024
A Darker Shade of Magic
Title: A Darker Shade of Magic
Author: V. E. Schwab
Publisher: Tor
ISBN: 9780765376459
Thoughts: Schwab is a master of creating unique fantasy elements with perfect world-building, both of which are fully displayed here.
Rating: 5/5
Friday, March 1, 2024
Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Title: Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Author: Melissa Bashadoust
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 9781250196149
Thoughts: Very unique and gripping retelling of some Western and Middle Eastern fairy tales.
Rating: 4/5
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