Tag Archives: new adult
Giant Days by John Allison
Read June 2022 Recommended for grown up fans of Lumberjanes ★ ★ 1/2 Underwhelming, given the rave reviews. Mildly diverting. Art is reminiscent of the delightful Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy, which is probably what tempted me, along … Continue reading
The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
Read March 2022 ★ ★ ★ Reminds me very much of early adolescence; earnest, sincere, and very awkward. I have no doubt that some will love it’s wholehearted embracement of the exploration of identity and I absolutely wish them enjoyment … Continue reading
A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
Recommended for fans of Hardinge Read October 2021 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “They had found the edges of each other’s temper, like jagged rocks under a placid skin of water.” Frances Hardinge is an amazing writer. She is one of … Continue reading
The Left-Hand Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
Recommended for: ya traditionalists Read in July 2021 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I’ve bounced off Sabriel by Garth Nix enough times that I was hesitant to give his latest a try, but Nataliya’s fine review caught my imagination, … Continue reading
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss
Read June 2021★ ★ 1/2 To be blunt, this was a chore. Though the premise was intriguing–the female children of some of book-history’s most villainous men come together as a Society–the execution made it an exercise in perseverance. But that … Continue reading
The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of YA post-apocalypse ★ ★ ★ I’m a sucker for a post-apocalyptic novel, so when it seemed like some friends wanted to read The Book of Koli, followed by a serendipitous … Continue reading
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