This book broke my heart. It also made me laugh aloud, made me stay up WAY too late to finish just a few more pages, and made me think. In fact, I'm still thinking about it now, instead of immediately engaging in my usual desperate rush to find my next read. Yes, it's that good.… Continue reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (V.E. Schwab)
Category: Literary Fiction
American War (Omar El Akkad)
I can't stop thinking about this book. Even though I just finished it last night, and that makes perfect sense, somehow the fact that it's sitting so vividly in my mind after 24 hours feels meaningful in some way. This is a beautiful novel about a dirty subject. American War is a masterwork of speculative… Continue reading American War (Omar El Akkad)
The Wolf Road (Beth Lewis)
Let me get this out of the way: I'm deeply envious of Beth Lewis for pulling this off. As you may or may not know, I wish I could actually finish writing a book. I've written 6 or 7 first drafts of novels, but editing them into a form that I'm comfortable sharing with the… Continue reading The Wolf Road (Beth Lewis)
The Impossible Fortress (Jason Rekulak)
This book was a revelation for me. It had been completely off my radar until I got the chance to pick up an advance reader copy (it's being released in February of 2017). It ended up being one of the best reads of my year thus far (and it's been a good year for books).… Continue reading The Impossible Fortress (Jason Rekulak)
Underground Airlines (Ben H. Winters)
Ben H. Winters is one of my favorite authors, hands down. I feel it necessary to make that point up front, so that (after you finish reading this review) you will feel led to rush to either your local bookstore or online bookseller of choice and pick up his entire oeuvre. I'm not sure what… Continue reading Underground Airlines (Ben H. Winters)
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