Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong by Andy Glaze
As I write this, Andy Glaze is almost 100 miles into the Arizona Monster 300 Trail Race. It's over 300 miles of mostly trail running with a cut off of seven days. It's really beyond my comprehension. I've backpacked about 250 miles, but it took me three weeks. Ten to fifteen miles of hiking per day … [Read more]
American Hippo by Sarah Gailey
In a world where the American Hippo bill passed (look it up, it was real!) and the vast Mississippi became the home of deadly feral hippo, Winslow Houndstooth and a crew of rogues, murderers, and con artists have been contracted to take it back. This book consists of the novellas River of … [Read more]
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Carlota leads a sheltered life as the only daughter of Dr. Moreau, who creates human-animal hybrids on a remote estate in Mexico. But when the son of her father's sponsor comes to visit, it sets into motion a chain of events which upends everything she knows about her father's work, and about … [Read more]
The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu
My kingdom for a 5 star romance. Finally! This was so good and needed. I was despairing you guys. I just wanted something romantic, with a plot, and a main character I could root for. This is not my first book by Tieu and it won't be my last. I just started re-reading her backlist since I enjoyed … [Read more]
Murder Road by Simone St. James
When newlyweds April and Eddie pick up a mortally wounded hitchhiker on a deserted road, the last thing they expect is to be suspected of the crime. But to prove their innocence they will have to solve a decades-old mystery. The book's blurb leans a bit heavier on the mystery-thriller aspect than … [Read more]
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Decades ago, when I first heard the term "footbinding," I thought it simply meant that the feet of Chinese girls were wrapped tightly to keep them small and delicate. Then when I learned that there was much more to it than that, I realized it was awful but didn't give it much more thought. After … [Read more]
