Jews and the American Slave Trade

Title: Jews and the American Slave Trade

Author: Saul S. Friedman

Publisher:  Transaction Pub

 
ISBN: 9781560003373

 

Thoughts: Friedman wrote this in response to allegations made by Louis Farrakhan, but his rebuttal is lost in long lists of research data that may or may not actually support his stance.

 

Rating: 2/5

A Reason to See You Again

Title: I Have Some Questions for You

Author: Jami Attenberg

Publisher:  HarperAudio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Very character-driven novel with characters that just did not stand out in any way.

 

Rating: 2/5

I Have Some Questions for You

Title: I Have Some Questions for You

Author: Rebecca Makkai

Publisher:  Viking

 
ISBN: 9780593490143

 

Thoughts: Oftentimes, novels loose something when an author tries to explore too many themes, especially within a mystery novel, but Makkai does so expertly, and keeps the reader on their toes the whole way through.

 

Rating: 5/5

The Might Nein

Title: Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein

Author: Matthew Mercer

Publisher:  Dark Horse Books

 
ISBN: 9781506713984

 

Thoughts: I have heard of Critical Role, but have never experienced it in any form, so while I was not familiar with these characters, I did enjoy the gorgeous fantasy art.

 

Rating: 4/5

Exclusive

Title: Exclusive

Author: Eden Bradly, Jaci Burton, & Lisa Renee Jones

Publisher:  Berkley Trade

 
ISBN: 9780425217078

 

Thoughts: Not really my type of romances, but I love how the title can be taken a number of ways and all apply to each story.

 

Rating: 3/5

The Wee Free Men

Title: The Wee Free Men

Author: Terry Pratchett

Publisher:  HarperTempest

 
ISBN: 9780060012380

 

Thoughts: Very fun and funny fantasy full of witches and fairies.

 

Rating: 4/5

One Grain of Sand

Title: One Grain of Sand

Author: David Somerfleck

Publisher:  Boldy Blue Press

 
ISBN: 9798349309373

 

Thoughts: Somerfleck takes a dystopian near-future and extrapolates it by almost a century into a world where political and social terror is around every corner.

 

Rating: 3/5

The Cliffs

Title: The Cliffs

Author: J. Courtney Sullivan

Publisher:  Random House Audio

 
ISBN: 9780593907078

 

Thoughts: Compelling story about family, alcoholism, and respect for the past complete with a house full of ghosts (but it's not a gothic novel, unfortunately).

 

Rating: 4/5