These Silent Woods

Title: These Silent Woods

Author: Kimi Cunningham Grant

Publisher: Minotaur Books

 
ISBN: 9781250793393

 

Thoughts: Beautiful story about the lengths a father suffering from PTSD will go through to keep his daughter, but not really a suspense.

 

Rating: 3/5

Crux

Title: Crux

Author: Gabriel Tallent

Publisher: Riverhead Books

 
ISBN: 9780593714188

 

Thoughts: The bouldering parts were a little hard to follow if you do not know the lingo, but otherwise a powerful coming-of-age story.

 

Rating: 4/5

Clara

Title: Clara

Author: Michelle Miller

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories

 
ISBN: 9781542093460

 

Thoughts: Rather unrealistic story, but I did like the twist.

 

Rating: 3/5

Rental House

Title: Rental House

Author: Weike Wang

Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio

 
ISBN: 9780593942673

 

Thoughts: Slice of life novel about a long-married couple with very different backgrounds.

 

Rating: 3/5

The Fever King

Title: The Fever King

Author: Victoria Lee

Publisher: Skyscape

 
ISBN: 9781542090407

 

Thoughts: Lee infuses magic in a sci-fi way, making this dystopian stand out; however, there were a few parts that felt thin.

 

Rating: 3/5

The Meaning of Soul

Title: The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience Since the 1960s

Author: Emily J. Lordi

Publisher:  Duke University Press

 
ISBN: 9781478009597

 

Thoughts: I still do not know the meaning of soul, but I do now have a deeper understanding of a selection of soul songs.

 

Rating: 3/5