Crooked Kingdom
No follow-up review I write can capture how brilliantly Leigh Bardugo followed-up _Six of Crows_ with the masterpiece that is _Crooked Kingdom_. As…
Marginalia
26Long-form reviews of the books I read.
Mexican Gothic
Even a few weeks after completing the audiobook, _Mexican Gothic_ follows me like a haunting. That's how lush and atmospheric Silvia Moreno-Garcia's…
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Book club read that was actually quite good if a little weird. Debating coming back to writing a full review on this one.
Raise the Blood
I, too, fall victim to social media marketing. I think I'm entering a phase :') This book felt like a fever dream from start to finish, especially…
Six of Crows
It is an absolute travesty that it took me this long to read _Six of Crows_ and an even bigger travesty that it took me six months to make my way…
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
I always thought occupational health training was dull and the menial paperwork I had to fill out was a pain more than anything. _The Radium Girls_…
A Song to Drown Rivers
I always have trouble rating books that kick me out of a reading slump and get me excited about reading similar books. _A Song to Drown Rivers_ was a…
Neon Gods
I picked up this audiobook on a whim because my podcast feed was thoroughly wrung out, my Libby account was beckoning, and my schedule was littered…
Blood Over Bright Haven
Our book club has discussed what “dark academia” really means – is it merely an aesthetic, a trope, or something more? I think _Blood Over Bright…
Vicious
_Vicious_ feels like a morally grey comic book in novel form. The two main characters, Eli and Victor, already start mildly unhinged (as all…
Circe
It was by pure coincidence that I picked up _Circe_ right after I finished my feverish listening of _Epic: The Musical_, both retellings of _The…
The Sword of Kaigen
I have no words to describe how much I adore this book. Nothing I write will sufficiently capture the mess of emotions I was during and at the end of…
Magpie Murders
Ironically, I think Alan Conway is a better writer than Anthony Horowitz? _Magpie Murders_ is a mystery within a mystery – a cool concept that I…
Wool
I am one of those people who picked up _Wool_ after finishing the first two seasons of Apple TV's _Silo_ because why not return to the source…
The Girl with All the Gifts
I don't like zombies – they freak me out. The zombies in _The Girl with All the Gifts_ are no different, but they also have a compelling loneliness.…
The Dragon Republic
_The Dragon Republic_ builds so wonderfully on top of the rich world that Kuang brought to life in the _The Poppy War_. The characters are more…
A Court of Mist and Fury
I have rather mixed feelings about this book. ACOMAF wonderfully expands on the world that Maas crafted in ACOTAR; the world of Prythian was much…
A Court of Thorns and Roses
I think I should perhaps stay off BookTok/Bookstagram... or I should learn to temper my expectations when it comes to series with unbridled hype. :')…
The Night Swim
The Night Swim is equal parts twisty mystery and high-stakes court drama, but it is NOT a thriller. I don't think that this is Megan Goldin's fault…
I'm Glad My Mom Died
A riveting and heartbreaking page-turner. Jennette McCurdy is a wickedly sharp writer with a distinct voice and tone. I personally enjoyed how short…
Annihilation
Utterly unsettling and eerie. Before Annihilation I never really understood what it meant to describe a book as atmospheric. Annihilation is…
The Poppy War
The Poppy Wars is a creative retelling of China, Japan, and Taiwan during WWII through the lens of fantasy. And as someone who has direct relatives…
Yellowface
100% could see June Hayward on r/AITA asking if she's the asshole for stealing her dead friend's manuscript and since it's Reddit everyone would say…
Chain-Gang All-Stars
I.... need a moment.
The Song of Achilles
*screaming, crying, throwing up* this book has ruined me This is my first foray into queer fiction and to be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect.…
Babel
R.F. Kuang you wizard... I don't know how you do it. I'm sitting here at work quietly sobbing because of this terribly beautiful novel. Babel almost…