I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Homer’s famous epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, we follow various men who go to war, face …
Book Review | Concrete Rose (ARC)
I didn’t mean to read this entire book in a day, but... I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Concrete Rose, Maverick Carter thinks his life …
Book Review | Remote Control (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Remove Control by Nnedi Okorafor. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Sankofa has wandered rural Ghana for years, ever since Death visited her town when she was seven. Because of her …
Book Review | The Meet-Cute Project (ARC)
I squeezed in one last romcom before the end of the year! In Rhiannon Richardson’s novel The Meet-Cute Project, Mia is dealing with her bridezilla sister, who insists Mia needs to find a date for the wedding. Mia isn’t interested in the idea of romance, but finds herself with little choice. She and her friends …
Top 10 Books I Read in 2020
Honestly, good riddance, 2020. Despite this year being utterly insane and pretty much terrible for so many reasons, I managed to read quite a bit. Never has the word “escapism” meant quite so much to me. I still tend to read a few genres most—fantasy, mythology, young adult—but I also tried some new things. I …
