The Gray City by Torben Kuhlmann
While it was hard to put down, the pacing of the not-so-picture book The Gray City is a bit slow. Each chapter is only a few pages long (and as read via an online reader copy I am not sure of the final format size) but the page is filled. And even when everything is gray there is still color, hinting at the revelation our heroine, Robin, learns at the end of things. This story unfolds, as said, a bit slowly. Torben Kuhlmann wants you […]
The Pronoun Book: She, He, They, and Me! by Cassandra Jules Corrigan
The Pronoun Book: She, He, They, and Me! by Jem Milton and Cassandra Jules Corrigan probably was a fresh take on the idea of pronouns in 2021 when it first was published, however, now that there are several books on the subject and might be lost in the shuffle. Still, while there is really not a lot new between the covers (as it was probably in the “trailblazers” on the subject) there were a few pronouns mentioned (not in the actual story part, but in […]
Dinosaurs for Dylan by Tracy Gulovsen
Counting Up the Olive Tree : A Palestine Number Book by Golbarg Bashi
I have been finding samples in my online readers. And while that allows me access to so many titles, it also means I have to get the final copy but they are not due until November and October 2024! Yet, I am excited to share what I can, as you will need to be in line with me at the local independent bookstore getting copies. Tracy Gulovsen and Renate Vermeulen-Potter have Dinosaurs for Dylan (due mid November 2024). It is a sweet story that I […]
The Girl in the Corn by Jason Offutt
I’m starting my review of The Girl in the Corn, with the that there are big time TRIGGERS in this book. After all, it’s a horror book and therefore there are several horror images. Perhaps they could be more so, but even what they do show (such as the murder of a child, the brutal murder of the dog and several other people, plus drug use/abuse, guns, kidnapping, sex, and what I consider rape) is not pleasant to say the least, and, of course could […]
This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian
Are you from CA and moved to The Middle of No Place? (Or from The City to The Country?) Did you try to live “off grid?” Did you mistake a coyote for a wolf? Do you think 2016 had the wrong person elected? If so, read this book, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian. However, if you think the right person was elected in 2016, keep walking. If you are looking for an interesting, but slightly self-centered, memoir, this […]
I Wish I Could Say "Thank You" by Yukari Takinami
After reading GentleRain’s review of I Wish I Could Say “Thank You” by Yukari Takinami, I researched and found that while my bookstore could order me a copy, I decided that I would go the interlibrary loan route. I figured I could purchase a copy if I enjoyed it at a later time. And I probably will do that, but instead of keeping it for myself, I will donate it to my local library. I think others might be interested in this not easy to […]
