Category: contemporary fiction
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Book Review: Middletide by Sarah Crouch
I see a lot of people comparing this book to Where the Crawdads Sing. Though I’ve been curious about that book, I’ve yet to read it. I was kind of glad about this as I didn’t have a comparison in mind…
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Book Review: The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson
I found this book at a thrift store and was so drawn to the vibrant and bookish cover that I didn’t so much as glance at the synopsis. It’s caught by eye on my bookshelf and thanks to a bingo challenge, I was inspired to finally pick it up. What a treat it was!…
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Book Review: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
Truthfully, the cover of this book had me thinking this was going to be some kind of beach-read thriller (is there such a thing?). I wasn’t sure what to expect but I’m almost always willing to give a thriller a try. I’m glad my first impression of the book was wrong!…
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Book Review: The Institution by Helen Fields
I was instantly taken in by the setting. This is probably one of the most perfect locations I’ve read in a thriller. I only wish I had been as taken in by the story and its presentation…
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Book Review: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
From the start, I’ve had an apprehensive relationship with this book. It caught my eye when it dropped as a Book of the Month selection. I ultimately passed on it because I couldn’t determine if it would be something I would enjoy. I liked the premise but after seeing so many fantasy tags, I decided…
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Book Review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
After reading Babel a while back, I had assumed Yellowface would follow a similar style. Though it hadn’t been a book I loved, I liked the writing enough to give this one a go when it was selected for a group read. I was so excited when I realized this book is more of a thriller…
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Book Review: Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure by Lorenzo Carcaterra
I try to avoid picking up books mid-series but I was drawn to both the cover and description when this book showed up in an email. I’m glad I took the chance. With a lovely cast of characters and a great setting, it was a nice read…
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Book Review: The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Inheritance Games is my guilty pleasure series. It’s so wild and something I wouldn’t normally enjoy, alas, here I am for the fourth installment. Though this wasn’t my favorite in the series, it was still a fun time by the end…
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Book Review: Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
I have been striving to find a quiet yet thought-provoking work of literary fiction ever since finishing Dirt Music last year. Mercury hit all the points I was hoping for and more…
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Book Review: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
I was super drawn to books about Asian American families last year and this fit the bill perfectly. It turned out to be even more than I’d expected featuring a non-verbal autistic character. I have twin cousins similar to Eugene, so it was like getting a closer glimpse into what a day might look like…