Review: What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan
I really enjoyed Lucy Tan’s debut novel about a family living in modern-day Shanghai. Wei, Lina and their teenage daughter Karen are a wealthy family living in…
Bonfire by Krysten Ritter
I picked up this book from NetGalley because I loved Ritter in Jessica Jones. I know that acting and writing are completely different, but I feel…
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
I recommend this short but moving first novel by Rachel Khong about a woman caring for her father with Alzheimer’s. This is a prospect I find…
Girl at War by Sara Novic
Like The Unquiet Dead, it’s hard to adequately review a book about a really serious historical subject like the massacres in Croatia. But I’ll do my…
The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan
This turned out to be a difficult book to review, because it was so amazing. I think it won’t be for everyone, but it’s one of…
Tomorrow there will be Apricots by Jessica Soffer
I don’t remember what made me pick up this book. For whatever reason, I requested a free copy on NetGalley and once I had one, I…
An Interview with Katie O’Rourke, author of Monsoon Season
I wanted to hear from Katie O’Rourke about how she came to write her first novel, Monsoon Season. Her book is a really different, layered look…
Review of Monsoon Season by Katie O’Rourke
Monsoon Season is O’Rourke’s first novel, and at times it feels that way. But she’s also done something pretty impressive in this portrayal of a young…
Review of The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
There’s been a lot of hype around this book, considering it’s not even out until August 20. I’ve heard Shannon referred to as “the next J.K.…
Review: The People of Forever are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu
I read this book for Giraffe Days’ Around the World Challenge. For July, the challenge was to read a book set in Israel, a country I…
Review: Zaremba, or Love and the Rule of Law by Michelle Granas
I was interested in this book for two reasons. First, it’s sort of a historical/political novel about modern-day Poland. I’m a quarter Polish, and visited Poland…
Review of Descent by C.H. Zhu
C.H. Zhu’s first novel, Descent, is a story about a young man from China who struggles with his sexual identity and the weight of his parents’…
