I received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of Melmoth by Sarah Perry. Therefore, the version I read is just a proof and not the final version, so I won't quote directly and will keep my comments general. Melmoth tells the story of a woman named Helen Franklin, from Essex by birth but who now lives …
Book Review | I Am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger is Markus Zusak’s fourth book (though his first three are hard to find in America). It chronicles the story of Ed Kennedy, a taxi driver in a small town in Australia. He is pretty much a nobody, and has virtually no goals for his life. But when an incompetent criminal robs …
Book Review | The Steel Prince
I know it’s only been about six weeks since I finished reading the Shades of Magic series by V. E. Schwab, but evidence suggests that that’s long enough to miss it desperately. Luckily, The Steel Prince is out now to alleviate my withdrawal! For those who don’t know, this is the collection of the four …
Book Review | Everyone Wants to Be Ambassador to France
I read this book last month and forgot to post a review of it. Oops. Well, better late than never, as they say. This quirky, whimsical collection of short stories by Bryan Hurt is not something I usually read, though I’m trying to expand my interests. And I’m very glad I read this one; it …
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Book Review | An Ember in the Ashes
An Ember in the Ashes is Sabaa Tahir’s debut, the first in the Ember Quartet. It tells the story of a girl, Laia, a Scholar living under the violent, oppressive rule of the Martial Empire. After her brother is arrested for treason and her grandparents are killed, she finds the shadowy Scholar Resistance, a group …
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