For a book written in 2014, the first part rings very true to the early days of COVID-19. However, I was glad that the pandemic this book is kind of about isn’t the sole focus. We’re not spending too much time on the descent, the collapse of civilization, but it basically goes from the bottom up.
From the author of The Days of Abandonment, The Lost Daughter is Elena Ferrante's most compelling and perceptive meditation on womanhood and motherhood yet. Leda, a middle-aged divorcée, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpected sense of liberty turns to ferocious introspection following a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
The Book of Life (All Souls #3) by Deborah Harkness published 1 July 2014 Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make … Continue reading The Book of Life (All Souls #3) by Deborah Harkness | Book Review
For seventeen-year-old Fable, the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home she has ever known. It’s been four years since the night she watched her mother drown during an unforgiving storm. The next day her father abandoned her on a legendary island filled with thieves and little … Continue reading Book Review: Fable by Adrienne Young
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even … Continue reading The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan | Book Review
In "Soulbound VII," SOA Special Agent Patrick Collins confronts his dark past and the impending threat of the Dominion Sect. As he battles personal and external demons, he and Jonothon de Vere face a looming war in New York City on Samhain. The final installment delivers emotional depth, thrilling action, and expertly woven mythology.
One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.Nate, the criminal, … Continue reading Book Review: One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Published 13 July 2021 Jake Livingston is one of the only Black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. It’s hard enough fitting in but to make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can see the dead. In fact he sees the dead around him … Continue reading Book Review: The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Pittacus Lore finished telling the story of the Lorien Nine. Now, he’s back to recount an all-new adventure rooted in the real mysteries surrounding Roswell, New Mexico, that will enthrall fans of Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman, and Brandon Sanderson.We have waited generations for you…Syd Chambers knows that there’s life on other planets because he’s descended … Continue reading Book Review: Ashfall Legacy by Pittacus Lore
Foundation (Foundation #1) by Isaac Asimov first published 1951 For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future -- to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. … Continue reading Book Review: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Worn Out Spines 