Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
It has taken me a while to write this review, in part because I needed some space from reading the book before I felt I could begin (and also in part because spring break is over, but my new-found love of Breath of the Wild is just starting). In between searching for shrines and attempting to tame … [Read more]
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
When you're a student at a school for spies, which is disguised as a tony all-girls academy, and by the way your mom is the headmistress ... falling for a townie is a little tough. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You is the first in a series about the students at Gallagher … [Read more]
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
The final twist was stupid, the villain defeat was stupid and anti-climactic, the temporary (mostly) bad things that were done to certain heroes I’ve seen elsewhere in more interesting ways/effects, so very little actually seems to happen, and a lot of the backstory isn’t even all that interesting, … [Read more]
To Be Taught, if Fortunate by Becky Chambers
I downloaded this audiobook from my library. I remember thinking "Ooh, I wanted to read this book." I think I made it through the first sentence before I said to myself "Ooh, I already read this book." I really didn't remember most of it though. Thankfully it was just as good the second time … [Read more]
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Olga Dies Dreaming is a debut novel, getting a ton of buzz in library circles. Set in 2017 Brooklyn, our main characters are Olga, a wedding planner to the very rich, and her brother, Prieto, who represents their largely Puerto Rican (but gentrifying) neighborhood in Congress. But hovering over … [Read more]
Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert
My dad read this book a long time ago. It was originally published in 1965, but he read it in 1983. I'm sure he told me about it later (I was only 2 in 1983), because I remember him talking about it. I also have vague memories of watching the original movie. They aren't good memories. I guess … [Read more]
