Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi Fantasy 600 pages Release date March 6, 2018 Have you ever reached the end of a book and yelled “NOOOOO!!!”? Because I just did. Children of Blood and Bone ends on a HUGE cliffhanger, and I’m even more upset about that than I would be normally – I … Continue reading
Book Review: The Rules of Magic
The Rules of Magic Alice Hoffman Contemporary Fantasy 385 pages Published 2017 So I actually didn’t know that Practical Magic the movie was based on a book. But when I saw The Rules of Magic billed as the prequel to a movie I had loved, I knew I had to read it. And I’m so … Continue reading
Book Review: The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd Historical Fiction 369 pages Published 2014 The Invention of Wings is one of my PopSugar Reading Challenge books, for the prompt “A Book from a Celebrity Book Club.” It was Oprah’s 3rd pick for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. Oprah interviewed Sue Monk Kidd in the January 2014 issue … Continue reading
Book Review: Turtles All The Way Down
Turtles All The Way Down John Green Young Adult Fiction 298 pages Published October 2017 So what the cover description of this book doesn’t explicitly mention is that Aza, the main character, has a pretty severe anxiety disorder. That’s really the core topic of the book – her thought spirals and dealing with life while … Continue reading
Book Review: Kindred
Kindred Octavia Butler Historical Fiction 306 pages Published 2004 I’m not really sure where to start with this book. It’s in that category of “classics that everyone should read” and having finally read it, I agree. It’s really, really, really good. It’s a hard read at times – it takes you right into the antebellum … Continue reading
Book Review: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah Memoir 285 pages Published 2016 I read this book, though I’d really like to listen to the audio book version. It’s narrated by Trevor Noah himself, and apparently very, very good. I totally believe that – the man is hilarious on The Daily Show. … Continue reading