

Review: Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz (Spoiler-Free)
We ate dinner, all of us together again, and I can still remember the tired, backlit image of an average man who thinks he's exceptional. After that, he cleaned his dentures and went to bed. And this is a day lived? This is a human being living a day of his life? A exercise in grief, a portrait of postpartum psychosis, and an existential temper tantrum all rendered in 150 pages of startling prose. First, I must thank Sara for gifting me a gorgeous copy of this book (we've met
★★★-3.5
Nov 3


Review: The Running Man by Richard Bachman aka Stephen King (Spoiler-Free)
Really great premise. Lackluster execution. Endless potential for a movie (again). I'll sprint my way through almost any game-centered dystopian story, but that doesn't mean all of them end up being winners. The Running Man had all the bones to get there, but a few of its vital organs were missing. The concept here is simple: a man has 30 days to be hunted by the nation or win $1 billion if he can survive that long. There's so much room for cool action sequences, clever esca
★★★-3
Nov 2


Review: The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski (Spoiler-Alert)
I haven't read a series with such ease since high school Vampire Academy . Of course, The Winner's Trilogy is nothing like Vampire Academy in plot or tone, but it does manage to be expertly revised with no filler. The writing style is is so fast-paced, that even though there is little to no action in this series, I find myself easily reading 200 pages at a time without realizing. And despite the simple language, I am thoroughly impressed by the depth of themes in these book
★★★★-4
Oct 29


Review: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski (Spoiler-Free)
Going back to my roots and ran to the library to grab the sequel immediately after finishing this. Reverting to inner high school Emily. As the trees went from green to burnt orange, as the wind picked up from a light breeze to a deep howl, I started craving kingdom fantasy. But I didn't want anything too complicated, didn't even want magic or creatures involved, I just wanted a classic story where I could imagine myself in a ball gown getting my hair elaborately braided. And
★★★★-4
Oct 15


Review: Penpal by Dathan Auerbach (Spoiler-Free)
Was looking for an eerie story perfect for a crisp October evening, and this delivered. Initially a creepypasta series on Reddit, Penpal ...
★★★★-4
Oct 12


Review: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Spoiler-Free)
Re-read 10 years later and yup... this is still THE book for children!! I vividly remember reading When You Reach Me for a middle school...
★★★★★-5
Oct 9


Review: The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen
An interesting collection of case studies, but an unconvincing book. I was excited to pick up Rhaina Cohen's The Other Significant Others...
★★★-3
Oct 3


Review: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Spoiler-Free)
Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind's essential illness. Well, this seems particularly resonant at this current...
★★★★-4.5
Sep 24


Review: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Spoiler-Free)
I was perfectly aware that I had only added another question to all the others, but it was a new one, and, in the absurd world in which I...
★★★★★-5
Sep 10


Review: We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad (Spoiler-Alert)
Devastated to report that the sequel to my favorite book is... bad. DNF @66% I simply can't do it anymore. Mona Awad's Bunny is perfect...
DNF
Aug 31




























