The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Harry Crewe is a young girl with a peculiar sense of placelessness. After she is orphaned, she comes out to the colony of Daria to be with her brother. Here, she finds her destiny - or perhaps her destiny finds her - when she is abducted by Corlath, king of the Hillfolk of Damar. This is probably … [Read more]
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass is a mystery set at Life Is Sweet candy factory. This book is set in 4 different perspectives, that of Logan (the candymaker's son), Philip (the rude boy in a suit and tie who is always scribbling in his notebook), Miles (the strange but sweet boy with a lot of … [Read more]
Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi
Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi is the sequel to a fantasy book Furthermore, which I reviewed earlier. To recap, Furthermore is a fantasy book for ages 9-12. Set in a magical place called Ferenwood, Furthermore follows 12-year-old Alice Alexis Queensmeadow a girl deprived of love, care, and color. It is … [Read more]
New Teeth by Simon Rich
I generally don't laugh at books, though audiobooks have a greater chance. Too often, I might chuckle or just smirk or notice humor and move on. So consider me surprised when this book, which I wasn't even super keen on reading made me laugh several times throughout. Simon Rich is most famous for … [Read more]
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
I picked this book up because it was on a list of "perfect short novels" mentioned in The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. There are always so many new books coming out that excite me, so it can be tough to add anything to my TBR pile that isn't contemporary. I have really been loving books written by … [Read more]
Childhood by Tove Ditlevsen
Youth by Tove Ditlevsen
Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen
Whenever I read a memoir that deals with childhood at all, I find it impossible to not think about Tolstoy talking about families. I never quite know if I buy it or not, or if it just works for Anna Karenina, the novel, not the woman. But too much of contemporary memoir is based in the idea that … [Read more]
