Romance
The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is a great fantasy and the series, of which this is the first book, is also exceptional. Skip the review and go read it. The story is about Violet Sorrengail, the 20 year old daughter of General Sorrengail, her mother. Violet had been planning … Read More
Wildlife by Fiona Wood
I really liked Wildlife by Fiona Wood. It is about two 16 year old girls, Sib and Lou, whose school has a “term in the woods” program. Lou is new. She just transferred in. Her boyfriend died in an accident and she is trying to cope with her grief. Lou … Read More
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is a pretty amazing book. It is a story that takes place in a dystonian future and is about Juliette, who has survived alone in prison without seeing another person. This isn’t a story of someone wrongly accused. Juliette is in for murder and she believes she … Read More
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
The Sun is Also a Star is a wonderful romance book for teens. Do you believe in love-at-first-sight? In soulmates? In fate? Or is life just a random set of events? Natasha is a practical, no-nonsense sort of person. Definitely not the starry-eyed and sentimental, ready-to-fall in love at the … Read More
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
This charming novel is about life, love, romance, books, the people who are touched by books and the ways books can change people and the course of their lives. It is a sweet and winning story which explores many types of love but is never maudlin, cloying or over-dramatic. … Read More
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses is a young adult fantasy / romance by Sarah Maas. The story opens with the central character, Feyre, out hunting. It is winter, her family is hungry, and she has tracked her game deep into the wilderness, near the border of the land of … Read More
Crosstalk by Connie Willis
More and more we find ourselves living in a time of “full-disclosure”; an era where the notion of privacy is quickly becoming an alien concept. Much of this invasion of our privacy is beyond our control: cameras are ubiquitous and are found in most businesses, in many private homes, and on practically … Read More