Category: brief reviews

Speculative Fiction Under 260 Pages: Comfort Me with Apples and The Chosen and the Beautiful [Review]

14 February 2022 / brief reviews / 3 Comments
Speculative Fiction Under 260 Pages: Comfort Me with Apples and The Chosen and the Beautiful [Review]

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo Source: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Jun. 2021Publisher: TorDotCom (Macmillan)Length: 260 pages Genre: Historical speculative fictionTarget Age: Adult The Chosen and the Beautiful is one of those books that, the more I thought about it afterwards, the more I came to […]

Across the North: Ice Ghosts and The Great Northern Canada Bucket List [Review]

18 January 2022 / brief reviews / 10 Comments
Across the North: Ice Ghosts and The Great Northern Canada Bucket List [Review]

Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition by Paul Watson Source: Paperback/OwnedPublished: Mar. 2017Publisher: W.W. NortonLength: 384 pages Genre: Historical non-fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +16) I read a book I already owned! Applause please. Ice Ghosts has been a long time […]

Unsettling Fiction: The Warlow Experiment & Fever Dream [Review]

7 January 2022 / brief reviews / 8 Comments
Unsettling Fiction: The Warlow Experiment & Fever Dream [Review]

The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan Source: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Aug. 2019Publisher: Doubleday Books (PRH)Length: 272 pages Genre: Historical fictionTarget Age: Adult The curious story of an eccentric bachelor (Herbert Powyss) who wants to leave his mark on science and decides the best way to do that […]

The Language of Ghosts & The Dragon Egg Princess [MG Reviews]

29 December 2020 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
The Language of Ghosts & The Dragon Egg Princess [MG Reviews]

The Language of Ghostsby Heather FawcettSource: Hardcover/giveawayPublished: Sept. 2020Publisher: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins)Length: 356 pages Genre: High fantasyTarget Age: 8+ 🍂 Review by Kathie @ Bit About Books Premise: “Forced into exile on an enchanted, moving island, ex-princess Noa Marchena has two missions: reclaim her […]

Latinx Book Bingo Wrap Up [Reviews]

16 October 2020 / brief reviews / 12 Comments
Latinx Book Bingo Wrap Up [Reviews]

Results 🐠 = What if a Fish by Anika Fajardo Partially set in Colombia 🏚️ = Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Recommended by Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense 💄 = Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore […]