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Will I ever stop reading Austen-inspired books? Probably not. In A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen, Liza has always had a passion for baking. She dreams of going to culinary school after graduating, but her mother wants her to have a better career. Not to mention a nice Asian boyfriend. But Liza doesn’t want to…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Only a Monster by Vanessa Len. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Only a Monster, Joan thinks she has a normal family. Sure, they bicker and tease like any family, and sure,…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In I Kissed Shara Wheeler, the first young adult novel by Casey McQuiston, Chloe Green has been determined to…
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I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Magic Steeped In Poison by Judy I. Lin. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Magic Steeped In Poison, Ning has been wracked with guilt ever since pouring the…
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I can finally mention The Good Place in a book review and it will make sense! In How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur, we examine the three major schools of Western philosophical thought — virtue ethics, deontology, and utilitarianism. We see examples of difficult ethical scenarios (like the famous trolley problem, but also the idea of whether…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Verifiers by Jane Pek. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I would have finished this book much sooner, but I was thoroughly distracted by Bastille’s new album. No regrets. In The…
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For the record, I don’t really know how to review poetry, so this is probably going to be a very brief review. That said, Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman is excellent! I enjoyed seeing the different types of poems—there are some form poems, erasure poems, found poems, some metered and rhyming poems, some free…
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I feel like I missed something. Something being why everyone adores this book so much. Apologies in advance to those who loved this book! I mean you and the author no ill will! That said, I have to get this off my chest.In A Man Called Ove (written by Fredrik Backman and translated into English by…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Lullaby for Witches, Augusta is starting a new job at Harlowe House, an old home of a…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Sign for Home by Blair Fell. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Sign for Home, Arlo has spent years nursing a broken heart after losing his girlfriend to tragedy.…