Sunday, June 30, 2019

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo



So I normally detest the "four siblings with secrets" genre, but this was immaculately well-written. The end was a bit of a disappointment, however.

Review copy provided by publisher.

Monday, June 24, 2019

Thursday, June 20, 2019

The Husband Hunters by Anne de Courcy



meh. (Also: how sexist is that title, given that it was the husbands hunting $$$?)

Monday, June 03, 2019

The Mummy Bloggers by Holly Wainwright



I thought this was super-fun. There is a lot of subtle humor here and great cultural critique.

Review copy provided by publisher.

They Were Her Property by Stephanie Jones-Rogers

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Fascinating (and horrifying).

Friday, May 31, 2019

The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson



Some interesting stories, but waaaay too long.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion

The Rosie Result (Don Tillman Book 3) by [Simsion, Graeme]

I adored The Rosie Project. This had some great moments, but overall was too formulaic.

Review copy provided by publisher.

Monday, May 27, 2019

Sunday, May 26, 2019

A Stroke of Bad Luck by Diane Janes

A Stroke of Bad Luck by [Janes, Diane]

Amazingly good. I won't ruin it by giving too much away, but this was excellent.

Review copy provided by publisher.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Vessel by Lisa A. Nichols



Solid--just a few points where a good editor could have made it much stronger.

Review copy provided by publisher.

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