I kept seeing friends rave about My Lady Jane on Goodreads so I procured an audio copy from the library to see what all the fuss was about. I am SO glad I sought this book out. Has there ever been such a charming young adult novel? I’m trying to think of one and coming up blank. Maybe Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, but the types of charm are completely different in tone. My Lady Jane was co-written by three authors and the story is extremely […]
A Wonderfully Tragic Tale of a Fateful Trip…
I went into this book thinking it was going to be a lifetime movie throwaway. While Lifetime would probably salivate over this one, I was pleasantly surprised by the story as a whole. It’s a castaway story with a little before, but mostly during and aftermath kind of stuff. We follow two individuals who have endured a harrowing plane crash and Gilligan’s Island scenario, and switch between their now and events on the island. Bleeker did a great job of writing…life. She didn’t allow her […]
A beautifully written book that was a bit over my head
I’m not sure what this book was about, but I’m sure it’s something important. This book reminded me of something I might read in high school or college with a lot of themes and symbolism that were totally over my head. But if I learned anything, it’s to recognize when I’m reading a book that has themes and symbols (read: every book, I guess). The Enchanted is about death row inmates as they wait for their date to arrive. Some welcome it, some fight it, […]
A book whose reviews might be more entertaining…
I think I read this one while I was on maternity leave and in a post-partum fog. I say that only to warn you that yeah, this review will kinda suck. Not only is it a year-ish overdue, but I probably wasn’t in my right mind as I read it, delirious from trying to keep a three year old and newborn from killing themselves or each other. Speaking of killing people, this story begins with a deadly fire in Sarah’s neighbor’s house. She is able […]
Something wicked this way comes
I need to seek out more writing by Jo Walton. Among Others wasn’t what I thought it would be. It’s fantasy, but only with the lightest touch. It’s magical realism without the overwhelming weirdness that usually comes along with that genre. Among Others centers on Morwenna who grew up in Wales among the fairies, her twin sister, and her batshit crazy mother. After a horrible accident she seeks out her long lost father. He and his three sisters set her up at a boarding school […]
Trouble in paradise
I fell head over heels for the movie adaptation of The Descendants a few years back. This family dealing with their grief struck me as true to life. The loss of a loved one can be overwhelming but life still goes forward, even when you’re dying inside. The Descendants captured that dichotomy and I’ve been meaning to read the book ever since. The novel centers on Matt King and his family. Matt’s great grandmother was a Hawaiian princess and he and his cousins are the […]
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