– It’s Worth It! 2023 opened as the year of the short story. Whether it will last or not I have no idea but so…
Category: Reviews
Reviews of specific books with a rating by Haddi or Hannah
The Mercies
The Mercies – Kiran Millwood Hargrave I adore a good historical fiction novel with strong and interesting females protagonists! This book absolutely fit-the-bill! I also…
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
– Worth it! I truly believe if I had read this book on paper and not listened to the audio version it would have been…
Ducks by Kate Beaton
– Worth It! Graphic novels have come a long way in the last decade and Kate Beaton’s autobiographical “Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands”…
The Stardust Thief
The Stardust Thief – Chelsea Abdullah This is the first book in the Sandsea Trilogy and certainly sets the stage for the next two books!…
Babel
Babel – R.F. Kuang When I first noticed this book in a book flier from my local book shop, I knew I had to get…
The Barren Ground by David A. Robertson
– Worth It! I often take a foray into middle grade books throughout the year as I enjoy keeping up with the latest and greatest,…
The Murder of Harriet Monckton
The Murder of Harriet Monckton – Elizabeth Haynes This book combined several of my favorite things, murder mystery, history, and an English setting! Elizabeth Haynes…
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
[urs 5] – It Completes Me! Well in this case the book less completes me then it destroys me in the best possible sense. Books…
Call Us What We Carry
Call Us What We Carry – Amanda Gorman I am the first to admit that poetry is not my thing. For the most part I…