“One day, Nisha vanished and turned to gold. She turned to gold in the eyes of the creature that stood before me. She turned to gold in the morning sky and in the music of the birds.” I ended my 2024 having read 68 books – far less than my goal, but considering the wayContinue reading “SONGBIRDS – Christy Lefteri”
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A NOVEL LOVE STORY – Ashley Poston
I’m likely not the best person to listen to when it comes to reviewing romance. That said, I tried really hard to like Ashley Poston’s A Novel Love Story (Berkley 2024), but it fell way flat for me. The premise is cute enough – a woman who loves romance novels heads to a cabin forContinue reading “A NOVEL LOVE STORY – Ashley Poston”
THE MOST WONDERFUL CRIME OF THE YEAR – Ally Carter
While heading home for Christmas, I decided to listen to an audio book. (I usually get one or two audio books in a year, but it’s really not my reading preference.) I settled on Ally Carter’s The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year (Avon 2024), and I’m so glad I did. What a delicious holidayContinue reading “THE MOST WONDERFUL CRIME OF THE YEAR – Ally Carter”
THE DAVENPORTS: MORE THAN THIS – Krystal Marquis
I really thought The Davenports was going to be a continued series, with each subsequent novel a deep dive into one of the Davenport siblings (with a branch out for Amy-Rose and Ruby Tremaine), but it would seem the second installment, The Davenports: More than This (Dial Books 2024) seems to wrap all the storyContinue reading “THE DAVENPORTS: MORE THAN THIS – Krystal Marquis”
THE GOD OF THE WOODS – Liz Moore
“It came from the Greek god Pan: the god of the woods. He liked to trick people, to confuse and disorient them until they lost their bearings, and their minds.” “Something about her looks immortal…a spirit, an apparition, more god than child.” Liz Moore’s The God of the Woods (Riverhead Books 2024) is in myContinue reading “THE GOD OF THE WOODS – Liz Moore”
SO THIRSTY – Rachel Harrison
“Besides, anticipating the worst-case scenario doesn’t prepare you for the worst-case scenario. Just gives you the opportunity to be smug in the face of disaster.” Rachel Harrison’s So Thirsty (Berkley 2024) was supposed to be my dedicated “spooky season” read, but I was too entrenched in Booker season to get to it. Oops. In allContinue reading “SO THIRSTY – Rachel Harrison”
SYLVIA DOE AND THE 100-YEAR FLOOD – Robert Beatty
“She was thirteen now, and the one thing she knew how to do was run away.” I met Robert Beatty several years ago just after the release of Serafina and the Seven Stars. My oldest niece loved the Serafina books, and I wanted to surprise her with a personalized autographed copy of the newest release. Continue reading “SYLVIA DOE AND THE 100-YEAR FLOOD – Robert Beatty”
My 2024 Booker Prize Longlist Rankings
The 2024 Booker Prize winner will be announced Tuesday, and this is the first year I have read the entire longlist prior to the announcement. (I will not meet my Goodreads goal, so this is my reading accomplishment of the year!) If you’ve followed me, you know I had some predictions prior to the announcementContinue reading “My 2024 Booker Prize Longlist Rankings”
PLAYGROUND – Richard Powers
“You know me now. You know him as well as I did. Maybe better. You have raised the dead and given us one more turn. Now tell me how this long match ought to end.” “Our first god mad the world from eggshells and tears and bone. Then our artists made the other gods outContinue reading “PLAYGROUND – Richard Powers”
ENLIGHTENMENT – Sarah Perry
“She was the most alive person he’d ever met.” “Her mouth was blotted red, as if she’d painted her lips, regretted her sin, and rubbed her shame on the back of her hand.” “Grace Macaulay – in whose veins ran Essex rivers and Bible ink…” “For God’s sake, Thomas Hart, for God’s sake: isn’t itContinue reading “ENLIGHTENMENT – Sarah Perry”
A Girl Named Tommi 