Author: Fonda Lee Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jade War is the second book in the Green Bone Saga, the first of which is Jade City. In the first book, we’re following various members of the Kaul family, who run a sort of crime syndicate in this fictional setting of Janloon, the capital of the island of Kekon,... Continue Reading →
Author: Melissa McTernan Rating: ⭐️ I don’t think this book was written by an AI, but I’m confident that if the author had put the general tropes and vibes she was going for into ChatGPT and asked for a story outline and character profiles, it would have spit out what was in this book. This... Continue Reading →
Author: Sydney J. Shields Rating: ⭐️⭐️ I nearly DNFed this book, but about a week after putting it down, my curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to finish the last hundred pages. I’m glad I did, but not for the reason you might think. This book follows Marigold Claude, a woman living... Continue Reading →
Author: S.T. Gibson Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'm wondering whether or not I should be surprised by my ambivalence towards this book. While I enjoyed the rich prose of S.T. Gibson's A Dowery of Blood, I also felt that that book had a very choppy and light plot. Perhaps without the added flourish of the lush prose... Continue Reading →
Author: Sonia Purnell Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was an amazing book. Firstly, the subject was amazing, but also, the author did such a good job documenting her story. This is the story of Virgina Hall, an American woman who worked for the Special Operations Executive (SOE), which was an espionage agency formed in the early days... Continue Reading →
Author: Romesh Gunesekera Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my May pick for my Around the World Book Tour, and this is the book I chose for Sri Lanka. In this book, set in 1960s Ceylon, we follow Kairo, a pre-teen boy who meets an older boy called Jay who he immediately feels a connection with. As... Continue Reading →
Author: V.E. Schwab Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my favourite fiction book of May, and my first book by V.E. Schwab, who I know has a substantial backlist, so I’m glad to have found a new author I enjoy. This book follows Kell, who is an Antari, which means he can use magic to create portals... Continue Reading →
Author: Ed Yong Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book is a fascinating account about how animals sense the world. In each chapter, the author covers a sense, how it works, the kind of sensory receptors these animals have, and how they use that sense. He talks to researchers and conservationists. He visits animals both in labs and... Continue Reading →
Author: Rachel Smythe Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is the sixth volume in this series, which is a Webtoon reimagining the Greek gods. In this series we’re following Persephone, who is a goddess raised in the mortal realm by her overprotective mother, Demeter. She wants to go to university in Olympus though, so her mother allows her... Continue Reading →
Author: Ana Huang Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ This book is the fourth in the Kings of Sin series by Ana Huang. This is a billionaire, contemporary romance series, the first three books of which follow three friends that are part of this friend group, and this one follows the fourth, Sloane. Other people describe Sloane as very... Continue Reading →
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