How in the world am I supposed to write this review? What can I possibly say about this novel that hasn’t already been said by others, many times? After all, I’m far from the only person who adores this book; there’s little chance anything I say here will be a new or groundbreaking insight. But …
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Book Review | Make Me a Monster
Like I’ve mentioned before, I’m fully back in my Frankenstein obsession. Bring on the del Toro movie! If it’s even half as amazing as it looks, I’m going to lose my mind about it. But that’s a different discussion. So Make Me a Monster by Kalynn Bayron follows Meka, a teenager whose parents run a …
Book Review | The Unkillable Frank Lightning
As might be clear from an earlier review, I’m re-entering my Frankenstein obsession. Not that I was ever truly out of that obsession, but still. (Also, fun fact: pictured below is not even half of the editions of Frankenstein that I own.) In The Unkillable Frank Lightning by Josh Rountree, Dr. Catherine Coldbridge has spent …
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Book Review | The Resurrectionist
I've already read a book with this title, but I assure you, this is a different one. The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen follows Dilly, a young woman living in the Victorian era. She’s just lost her father and is facing the fact that, if she or her sister Dierdre doesn’t marry soon, they’ll have …
Book Review | The Stars Too Fondly
I’m obsessed with space travel stories these days. Blame (or thank) Spock. In The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton, Cleo and her three best friends have grown up with the knowledge that Earth is pretty much a lost cause. Climate change is ravaging the planet, and there isn’t much to do now but wait …
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