Reader Review: “The Bandit Queens”

by Katherine Pond: Having thought the caste system has been outlawed in India, it was surprising to find this tale set in current time. Still, the system is so very confusing, not the basis...

Reader Review: “Let Us Descend”

by Anthony Conty (Parkville, MD): "Let Us Descend" by Jezmyn Ward requires a strong stomach, like most novels about slavery. The reader wants realism, then reads about rape and technical incest and wishes for...

Reader Review: “Half a Cup of Sand and Sky”

by Janine S (Wyoming, MI): I was given this book in order to participate in a March 2024 on-line book discussion. And, I am so honored to have received it because this is a...

Reader Review: “Wandering Stars”

by JoS (kansas): I had to think about this one for an entire day before I could sort my feelings out about it. It's a complicated story and reading it felt a bit disconnected...

Reader Review: “After Annie”

by She Treads Softly: After Annie by Anna Quindlen is an outstanding breathtaking and heartbreaking depiction of a family dealing with the untimely death of a wife and mother over the span of a...

Reader Review: “Mockingbird Summer”

by PhyllisE (Mill Valley): Thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for a digital advance reader's copy. All comments and opinions are my own. I loved this! Deserves more than 5 stars! A...

Reader Review: “Beautyland”

by Gloria M (San Jose): Because I am an avid reader (on average I finish 2.5 books every week) and I am addicted to print books, I refrain from purchasing every book I consume-instead...

Reader Review: “The Adversary”

by Sarah B: Crummy writes with beautiful ability. I think anyone would love to read his description of the phone book. This was a bit sad no one is particularly likeable but good literature...

Reader Review: “The Lost Bookshop”

by Jamal (Morocco): The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods published with One More Chapter (Harper Collins) on June 22nd and is described as The Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Apothecary…evocative and charming novel full of...

Reader Review: “Translation State”

by Laura Hill: Translation State is a standalone story in the (beloved) universe of the Ancillary Justice series. You don't need to have read those first, but they are wonderful, so if you haven't...

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