Some books have such an interesting premise and story line that you continue reading them long after you realize that it will not satisfy. This is certainly true of The List by Karin Tanabe. Our protagonist, Adrienne Brown gives up … Continue reading
The Tiger’s Wife is a first novel by Tea Obreht (b.1985!) that has been recognized and named as one of the best books of 2012 by publications ranging from Vogue and Oprah Magazine to the Wall Street Journal and The … Continue reading
With such a provocative title-Snow White Must Die-I was immediately drawn to this book and it did not disappoint! Set in a small German town outside of Frankfurt this book tells the story of a love affair gone wrong, a … Continue reading
I was on vacation last week and had to stock up on a variety of books for my trip. One of the gems I found was Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. It is one of those feel … Continue reading
I loved the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson, and so I was eager to read another series by the same author; The Stormlight Archive of which The Way of Kings is the first of a series of 10 books. One … Continue reading
What do we really know about our mothers? I suspect that most of us know our mothers through the lens of being a child, but probably very few of us have gotten to know our mothers more fully as individuals. … Continue reading
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Intrigue, mysterious portends, and revolution are all a part of the background to The Stockholm Octavo, set in 1791 Sweden. Emil Larsson our protagonist is a young bureaucrat in Office of Customs and Excise who spends his evenings drinking and gambling in various … Continue reading
I am drawn to books that immerse me in another country and culture. It is a way to “visit” or at least look through a window and see how others, think, feel and deal with the issues that arise in … Continue reading
The word “fantasy” always conjures up for me something fairy like or Disney-esque, so I have always hated using that term to describe books like Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, where although it is not located in our world, it … Continue reading
Out is a dark book. Noir is what they call it, but really it is just dark and disturbing. It is a story-a tragedy, about a group of Japanese women who are trapped in their lives; trapped because they are women, … Continue reading
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