The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
CBR14Bingo - New -- This is both a newish book and an author new to me. We begin with Jacob Finch Bonner, a character we are told early on who decided that he wanted to be a great writer long before he knew anything about voice or writing or books or anything. The Finch in his name is … [Read more]
Heartstopper, Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper, Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper really is just a warm hug of a series. Even when I know where things are going already, having seen the television show already, I'm not about to turn down that comforting, familiar squeeze. Volume two continues the trend of having most of the same beats as the show, but gone is a lot … [Read more]
The Country Girls: Three Novels and an Epilogue by Edna O'Brien
CBR14 Bingo: Scandal "But we want young men. Romance. Love and things," I said, despondently. Edna O'Brien is kind of a giant in Irish fiction, so it was kind of embarrassing, really, that I hadn't read any of her work before this summer. (Yes, this is another installment in my Summer of Irish … [Read more]
My Heart is a Chainsaw (The Lake Witch Trilogy, #1) by Stephen Graham Jones
I am having such a good reading summer. I have had a plethora of five-star reads, including this gem. Also, this book tried to kill me by making me feel too many feelings. Fitting, with the body count and the genre. Like all the books I really love and that give me feelings, especially when I'm … [Read more]
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Serpent & Dove is another Libby find, while searching for a Fantasy romance. It’s…fine! This is a young adult book (and it shows) set in a world roughly equivalent to 17th century France. Our main character, Lou (short for Louise), is a witch. She has run away from her coven to the city, and is … [Read more]
City of Stone and Silence: The Wells of Sorcery Book Two by Django Wexler
CBR14 Bingo: "Monster" - Tori begins a slippery slope of abusing her mental powers and starts self-describing as a monster. The first book in the Wells of Sorcery trilogy, Ship of Smoke and Steel, was exclusively from Isoka's point of view. City of Stone and Silence switches things up by … [Read more]
