Saturday, November 16, 2024

Gone Tonight

 

Title: Gone Tonight

Author: Sarah Pekkanan

Publisher: Macmillan Audio
 
ISBN: n/a
 
Thoughts: Engaging suspense, but there are some points that just do not work if you think about them too hard.

Rating: 3/5

Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Anarchy

 

Title: The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

Author: William Dalrymple

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
 
ISBN: 9781635573954
 
Thoughts: Very dense text about the East India Company and Indian history filled with quotes that did not make anything clearer.

Rating: 2/5

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Our Missing Hearts

 

Title: Our Missing Hearts

Author: Celeste Ng

Publisher: Penguin Press
 
ISBN: 9780593492543
 
Thoughts: A dystopian novel that seems scarily possible.

Rating: 4/5

Sunday, November 10, 2024

The Last Animal

 

Title: The Last Animal

Author: Ramona Ausubel

Publisher: Riverhead Books
 
ISBN: 9780593420522
 
Thoughts: A great book to spark discussion, but it just fell a little flat.

Rating: 3/5

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Much Ado About Baseball

 

Title: Much Ado About Baseball

Author: Rajani LaRocca

Publisher: Yellow Jacket
 
ISBN: 9781499814330
 
Thoughts: Fun spin on Shakespeare and I loved how it had a strong female lead but will still appeal to MG boys, but while it felt like it was supposed to focus more around the plot of Much Ado About Nothing, it leaned too far towards A Midsummer Night's Dream, much like it's companion novel, Midsummer's Mayhem.

Rating: 4/5

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Denver Dossier

 

Title: Denver Dossier: Themed Adventures of Every Traveler: A Local's Guide to Art, History, Outdoor Escapes, Family Fun, Culinary Gems, and Hidden Treasures in the Mile-High City

Author: Kimberly Burk Cordova

Publisher: Cordova Consulting
 
ISBN: n/a
 
Thoughts: Pleasant and easily-accessible travel guide to various things to do and places to visit in Denver.

Rating: 4/5

Sunday, November 3, 2024

The Whalebone Theatre

 

Title: The Whalebone Theatre

Author: Joanna Quinn

Publisher: Knopf
 
ISBN: 9780593321076
 
Thoughts: Quinn presents a sweeping family saga and uses a variety of literary forms, but some of that gets lost as the last 40% or so turns into an almost typical WWII novel.

Rating: 4/5