I wasn't sure what to expect from Ling Ma's debut novel, SEVERANCE, but the only true label I can ascribe to it, is that it is first and foremost a millennial novel. Ma is the first author to so thoroughly nail the working ethos, apathy, and thirst for belonging that encapsulates millennials. Set in the … Continue reading Review: Severance
Contemporary Fiction
Review: Illegal
I wasn't sure what I was expecting, when I picked up ILLEGAL by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, which is also illustrated by Giovanni Rigano, but I was not expecting a gut punch. Taken from testimonies and researched by Colfer and Donkin to depict the real journeys, struggles, and brutality that immigrants and refugees from … Continue reading Review: Illegal
Review: The Reckonings
This is another selection from the Between the Covers podcast and this time I chose Lacy M. Johnson's essay collection, THE RECKONINGS. I'm a sucker for a great essay collection and I was utterly obliterated by Johnson's meticulous and careful examination of society's (and her own) motivations, not to mention her intimate vulnerability. THE RECKONINGS … Continue reading Review: The Reckonings
Review: We Should All Be Feminists
I've been needing some pallet cleansers of late and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has really been coming through as one as I jump between genres and fiction projects. This was another shorter form work, which is actually an adapted TEDx talk she gave a few years back. It's more of an essay than a full fledged … Continue reading Review: We Should All Be Feminists
Review: Confessions of X
I recently started a book club with some friends in the area and this was the first book (and my pick) we read for fiction. This month is nonfiction, but I'll review it next month. Anyway, THE CONFESSIONS OF X by Suzanne M. Wolfe, is a beautiful historical fiction following the unnamed woman, who was … Continue reading Review: Confessions of X
Review: Less
This was my latest audiobook I listened to and it was such a strange little journey. Written by Andrew Sean Greer and narrated by the amazing Robert Petkoff, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer in Literature LESS, is the story of a failing writer. When Arthur Less is about to turn fifty within the next few … Continue reading Review: Less
Review: The Adventures of the Incognita Countess & Dux Bellorum
So, I'm doing something a little different with this post and I'm going to review two novellas here by the same author, Cynthia Ward. She was nice enough to send me a couple of e-book copies in order to review. The Adventure of the Incognita Countess This was a fun little novella set in an … Continue reading Review: The Adventures of the Incognita Countess & Dux Bellorum
Review: Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng has to go in as my favorite book of 2019 so far. Wow. This was also my first audiobook of the year and by the end, I was so pleased to have made this the first one, although I wince at following this one up. Jennifer Lim narrated this … Continue reading Review: Little Fires Everywhere
Review: At The End of the Day I Burst Into Flames
First, I want to say this book may cause you to burst into flames. At the End of the Day I Burst Into Flames by Nicholas Day is a dark, intimate, but sincere dip into the darkness of love, life, and growing up. *Disclaimer* I did receive an ARC prior to it's release on December 21st. … Continue reading Review: At The End of the Day I Burst Into Flames
Review: Station Eleven
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, was one that I had heard a lot about and the first book I actually listened to as an audio book, narrated by Kristin Potter, who did an excellent job. It is a beautifully written book, both literary and speculative. One of the best books I've read in easily this … Continue reading Review: Station Eleven
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