American War by Omar El Akkad Alternate Future Dystopia 333 pages Published 2017 By now you probably know there are a few things I tend to enjoy in novels. Dystopias, Fantasies, Debut Novels, and Diversity tend to peak my interest, and American War is a dystopian debut novel by an Egyptian-Canadian author. And it’s FANTASTIC. … Continue reading
Oh boy, Tonsillitis.
Might be taking a week or two hiatus from blogging as I recover from being pretty ill. I’ve mentioned in the past that I have some chronic illnesses, but I have been pretty steadily gaining new readers here and there, so I’ll update. My main issues are migraines and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune … Continue reading
Book Review: The Last Neanderthal
The Last Neanderthal Claire Cameron Historical/Literary Fiction 272 pages Published 2017 Maybe I need to stop trying to read the more literary types of fiction. I’m always left with this vague mixture of “what the hell did I just read?” and “why did I just read that?” Like – I don’t know what I’m supposed … Continue reading
Book Review: Tears We Cannot Stop
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson Nonfiction 228 pages Published 2017 I’m always trying to continue to educate myself on my white privilege, America’s racist history, and civil rights and activism in general. Tears We Cannot Stop fits neatly into that category, but it’s not an easy-to-read book. … Continue reading
Series Review: The Changeling Chronicles
Faerie Blood Faerie Magic Faerie Realm Faerie Wrath Faerie Curse Faerie Hunt Faerie War Emma L. Adams Urban Fantasy Around 400 pages each Published 2016-17 Oh my. This is a seven-book series, only available on Kindle, as far as I can tell, and they’re very good. (The whole series is free via Kindle Unlimited.) There … Continue reading
Book Review: Alice
Alice by Christina Henry Fairy Tale Retelling 291 pages Published 2015 I was a little wary going into this one – Alice in Wonderland is a difficult tale to reshape. You need enough crazy that it IS Alice, but not enough that it veers into “what is going on here anymore I can’t follow this.” … Continue reading