A century after the Martian war of independence, a group of kids are sent to Earth as delegates from Mars, but when they return home, they are caught between the two worlds, unable to reconcile the beauty and culture of Mars with their experiences on Earth in this spellbinding novel from Hugo Award–winning author Hao Jingfang. Continue reading Book Review : Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang
There are so many options for this prompt. It’s almost overwhelming and there will probably be some shocking titles in this list, the first one especially since it seems like everyone has read it. An extra, secondary theme for this selection- authors that I’ve heard are fantastic and have a few (or more than a few) lauded titles. Continue reading Top 5 Books By Unread Authors I Want To Read
Friday Favorites was born out of a love for lists, books, and positive thinking! I was inspired to host this weekly meme from That Artsy Reader Girl, who hosts Top Ten Tuesday (which is an awesome weekly blog meme that y’all should check out!). I kept thinking of list topics I wanted to explore with my blog, thus Friday Favorites was ushered into this bookish world. Continue reading Friday Favorites : Favorite Hyped Books
Japan’s most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II. Continue reading Book Review : The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her? Continue reading Book Review : Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Blog Tour for a new, lengthy, and beautifully written work of historical fiction from Ruta Sepetys. Check out my review and moodboard and other exciting stops on this blog tour. Continue reading Blog Tour : The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – Review + Moodboard – @PenguinTeen
Olivia Foster hasn’t felt alive since her little brother drowned in the backyard pool three years ago. Then Kara Hallas moves in across the street with her mother and grandmother, and Olivia is immediately drawn to these three generations of women. Continue reading Book Review : Resurrection Girls by Ava Morgyn
The award-winning and critically-acclaimed master of horror returns with a pair of chilling tales—both never-before-published in print—that examine the violence and depravity of the human condition. Continue reading Book Review : A Lush And Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs
There is a book with the power to destroy any book different from itself. Do not fear. This is not that book. This is the story of that book. An explosion occurs in a library, destroying all the books except one: an untitled book whose author is unknown. Continue reading Book Review : The Exploding Book by Mike Russell
A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the bond between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, the daily intimacies of marriage, and the power of forgiveness. Continue reading Book Review : Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane (Spoiler-Free)
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