The Children by Melissa Albert
Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. I didn't really enjoy Albert's Hazelwood, but had hopes for this one, but again, I think she has issues with one with the book premise sounding great, and then the execution not really working. I had … [Read more]
I started reading YA when my daughter was old enough to start reading YA books. That was over 20 years ago, and we both continue to enjoy reading lots of YA. Many people think YA books are somehow less worthy than other genres of books. Yes, there are YA books that are poorly written, predictable, … [Read more]
Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is Burning by Jonathan Mahler
Jonathan Mahler's Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is Burning is an unusual work of non-fiction, blending sports, news, culture, and politics into a fairly comprehensive narrative of life in New York City in the year 1977. It was a dark time in the city. Years of excessive spending on social programs … [Read more]
The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by Shannon Chakraborty
After taking a brief rest from tearing through Empire of Gold, I took a much more gentle pace through River of Silver. River of Silver is a series of short stories from multiple character points of view that stretches across the whole scope of the original trilogy. The stories are arranged … [Read more]
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
I picked this book up after seeing it on a "Most Anticipated Books of 2026" list, but I was skeptical. It's a retelling of Cinderella but from the perspective of the stepmother. I thought it was part of the Disney Villains YA series and was confused as to why it was getting picked up for celebrity … [Read more]
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
This is a searing look at Depression/Dust Bowl/Migrant farmer camps in California, as previously depicted in Steinbeck’s famous Grapes of Wrath, but from the point of view of a woman. Almost as if the famous portrait by Dorothea Lange come to life. Elsa Wolcott, raised in a prosperous Texas … [Read more]
