Month: January 2024
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Book Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Thanks to random YouTube rabbit holes, I was somewhat familiar with Henrietta Lacks and HeLa cells going into this book. Had I realized there was a book at the time, I would have read this a lot sooner…
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Book Review: The Third Wife of Faraday House by B.R. Myers
The summary of this book gave me Daphne Du Maurier vibes right off the bat. A gothic mansion secluded when the tide comes in and wives dying under suspicious circumstances? Yes, please…
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Book Review: War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
When I started The Winds of War, I told myself I wasn’t going to get so invested that I went on to War and Remembrance. Where the action had significantly picked up at the end of book one, I found myself not only invested, be eager to read book two. The beginning of the book maintained the…
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Book Review: The Sacrifice by Indrajit Garai
I’ve grown fond of Indrajit Garai’s writing through newer works such as The Bridge of Little Jeremy and The Man Without Shelter. This short story collection didn’t hit the mark for me as the other two did, but it showed the promise early on in the author’s career that has since been achieved…
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Book Review: Sisters of the Sky by Lana Kortchik
I’ve been waiting not so patiently for 2024 to begin so I could read this book without the December busyness. It was worth the wait and it was such a good read to kick off my reading year…