Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
CBR Passport - This book is set in Scotland, as was his previous novel, Shuggie Bain. That's actually one of the many structural similarities between Stuart's two novels - both are set in the council flats of Scotland, both are primarily narrated by a youn, gay Scottish boy with peculiar reactions … [Read more]
The Ring of Solomon by Aden Polydoros
I love Aden Polydoros’ books and when I saw he had a middle grade I was so excited. His books hit a very special place for me, and Ring of Solomon continues that trend. Zach and his younger sister, Naomi, find an old ring at the flea market and plan to get it for their mom for her birthday as she … [Read more]
Liar City by Allie Therin
Note: the Harper Collins Publishers Union and the NewsCorp have reached an agreement and the union has accepted the contract! I've been waiting to talk about Liar City for weeks!!!!! Allie Therin writes wonderful queer urban fantasy, and I would love for more people to start reading her books. I … [Read more]
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
This is the second Connie Willis book I've read, and it will not be the last. The phrase tour de force is thrown around with a distressing lack of discretion, but this book truly deserves it. In Doomsday Book, the author follows two main characters in two times: Kivrin is an enthusiastic young … [Read more]
Spare by Prince Harry
I had no intention of reading Prince Harry’s memoir. Until I did. I should have known I’d cave, I’m a sucker for memoirs. There’s something about hearing a person’s story in their own words, particularly if that story is contested in some way, as Prince Harry’s has always been. What Spare is, at its … [Read more]
Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift
"Once upon a time, before the boys were killed and when there were more cars than horses, before the male servants disappeared and they made do, at Upleigh and at Beechwood, with just a cook and a maid, the Sheringhams had owned not just four horses in their own stable, but what might be called a … [Read more]
