Book Review: War Girls, Tochi Onyebuchi Fiction: War Girls, Tochi Onyebuchi War Girls is one of those books that is categorized YA but I think should be approached with caution by parents and younger readers. It is an excellent book, very powerful and compelling. It is also violent and unflinching in its view […]
Book Review: Clarissa, Lost Tales of Solace, Karl Drinkwater Science Fiction: Clarissa, Lost Tales of Solace, Karl Drinkwater Blog Tour July 12, 2021 The human protagonist of the two Solace novels is desperately searching for her lost sister. Clarissa tells the story of how the little girl disappeared. Opal and Clarissa have been living on […]
Book Review: Remote Control, Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction: Remote Control, Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor is one of the masters of the novella. Her 2020 work, Remote Control, gives readers everything they love about her writing with a brand new character facing a very different world. Sankofa walks the roads of Ghana. Only […]
Book Review: Victories Greater than Death, Unstoppable Book 1, Charlie Jane Anders Young Adult/Science Fiction: Victories Greater than Death, Unstoppable Book 1, Charlie Jane Anders Publication Date April 21, 2021 Science fiction writers are known for their vivid imaginations. Fiction alone is one thing, but imagining things that just aren’t is something entirely different. […]
Book Review: The Left-handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix Fantasy: The Left-handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix The year is 1983. Duran Duran and Michael Jackson rule the airwaves. Landlines and payphones are the only ways to communicate over distance. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan are in office. And Susan has come to […]
Book Review: Inside Out: Poems on Writing and Reading Poems, Marjorie Maddox Poetry/Nonfiction: Inside Out: Poems on Writing and Reading Poems, Marjorie Maddox Inside Out is absolutely delightful. I truly wish that someone had written this book 40 years ago when I was in junior high school. Of course, Marjorie Maddox was not […]
Book Review: Space Academy, Hannah Hopkins YA Science Fiction: Space Academy, Hannah Hopkins Being an American, my familiarity with British education systems is quite limited. I assume that Hogwarts has some basis in fact. I’ve no idea what basis beyond the presence of young British students. Something, though. I’m pretty sure the sorting […]
Book Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance, Tomi Adeyemi YA Fantasy: Children of Virtue and Vengeance, Tomi Adeyemi Last year we reviewed Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in this fantasy series by Tomi Adeyeme. The sequel, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, takes the characters on a far different journey. It’s […]
