Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li is a well written novel about a group of people connected by a Chinese restaurant and how they're all affected in the aftermath of a tragedy that befell it. From Johnny, the unlikable owner/manager of the restaurant, to Nan and Ah-Jack, who have worked at the restaurant the … Continue reading Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li
Two years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of reading and reviewing a galley of Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova. I loved the book. I thought it was a wonderful introduction to the world of Alex and her family, and was excited to see what future installments in the series would lead to (especially after the … Continue reading Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova
This Is Not a Love Letter is an interesting YA novel. It follows Jessie, a girl about to graduate high school whose boyfriend just went missing. When Chris went missing, he and Jessie were on a break, a week-long break she requested to get some perspective about their futures. Chris went missing while he was … Continue reading Release Day Review: This Is Not a Love Letter by Kim Purcell
Trigger Warnings: descriptions of sexual assault by an authority figure, suicide, accusers' internal monologues, eating disorder, alcoholism, drug use, rape culture comments/victim blaming Synopsis: At Windemere School for Girls, one of America’s elite private schools, Dr. Gregory Copeland is the beloved chair of the English Department. A married father with a penchant for romantic poetry—and impressionable … Continue reading Review: These Violent Delights by Victoria Namkung
Synopsis: Orphaned, raised by wolves, and the proud owner of a horned pig named Merlin, Weylyn Grey knew he wasn’t like other people. But when he single-handedly stopped that tornado on a stormy Christmas day in Oklahoma, he realized just how different he actually was. That tornado was the first of many strange events that … Continue reading Review: Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
Synopsis: Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as … Continue reading Release Day Review: Artemis by Andy Weir
The Sunday Post is a weekly event hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a way to wrap up your week, share news/book hauls, and consolidate links to your posts & other posts you've liked throughout the week. I really enjoy doing this (mostly) weekly. It gives me a way to wrap up my … Continue reading Sunday Post: November 5, 2017
