Tag: fiction

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire [Family Reads]

20 February 2023 / family reads / 6 Comments
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire [Family Reads]

Why we chose Seanan McGuire’s Lost in the Moment and Found TBH, we wanted to do R.F. Kuang’s Babel but it was seemingly impossible for us both to acquire a copy and read it within an acceptable time frame. Meanwhile, […]

Taking Up Space by Alyson Gerber [MG Review]

29 January 2023 / review / 0 Comments
Taking Up Space by Alyson Gerber [MG Review]

Taking Up Spaceby Alyson GerberSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: May 2021Publisher: Scholastic IncLength: 272 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: +9Representation: Protagonist develops disordered eating Summary 💬 Sarah loves basketball more than anything. Crushing it on the court makes her feel like she matters. And it’s the only thing […]

Queer Middle Grade: The Best Liars in Riverview and Different Kinds of Fruit [Summer Reading Recap]

6 November 2022 / review / 2 Comments
Queer Middle Grade: The Best Liars in Riverview and Different Kinds of Fruit [Summer Reading Recap]

The Best Liars in Riverviewby Lin ThomsponSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: 10 Mar./15 Sept.Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette)Length: 327 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 9+)Rep: Questioning/nonbinary protagonist, Black gay supporting character Different Kinds of Fruitby Kyle LukoffSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Apr 2022Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers […]

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 […]

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 […]