Date Read: April 29 Author: Stephen King Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 When an invisible dome appears around a small town in Maine, none of the residents are prepared for the fight to survive ahead of them. A dramatic, tension-filled novel. Sorrow for a wrong was better than nothing…but no amount of after-the-fact sorrow could everContinue reading “Under the Dome”
Monthly Archives: April 2020
The Yellow House
Date Read: April 24 Author: Sarah M. Broom Genre: Memoir Rating: 4/5 Broom tells the story of her family and her life throughout the book, bringing together stories told by her siblings and other family members with beautiful narration. When a person dies in a place they become the place and nothing is ever theContinue reading “The Yellow House”
The Shadowed Sun
Date Read: April 23 Author: NK Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 The city of dreams is in danger once more, and its protectors must break their law of peace in order to save their city. In the sequel to The Killing Moon, familiar faces return, as well as new, equally dynamic characters. Even the smallestContinue reading “The Shadowed Sun”
The Killing Moon
Date Read: April 22 Author: NK Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Gatherers are keepers of the peace, able to enter the dreams of the corrupt and painlessly kill them while collecting dreamblood, a magical substance which keeps their society running. When Ehiru, one of the Gatherers, discovers that there is corruption within the system, heContinue reading “The Killing Moon”
Purgatorio
Date Read: April 20 Author: Dante Alighieri Genre: Classics Another book for English class. Dante’s Divine Comedy continues, as Dante moves from Inferno to purgatory. While Inferno may be more widely known than Purgatorio, I still enjoyed reading Dante’s depiction of purgatory.
Griffin and Sabine
Date Read: April 20 Author: Nick Bantock Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Griffin and Sabine is a very short book, at only 46 pages long, but the story is intriguing, and it is told entirely through beautifully illustrated postcards and letters. The letters are impressive because each of them is separate from the book, able toContinue reading “Griffin and Sabine”
On the Road with the Archangel
Date Read: April 18 Author: Frederich Buechner Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 Two families are brought together when the angel Raphael comes to help them. Lots of adventure, problems, and angelic intervention.
The Plato Papers
Date Read: April 18 Author: Peter Ackroyd Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 In the future, orator Plato has been chosen to speak about the past. His topics include the comedian Sigmeund Freud, as well as Charles Dickens, the author of On the Origin of Species. A funny and strange book. I would rather despise the wholeContinue reading “The Plato Papers”
Riot Baby
Date Read: April 18 Author: Tochi Onyebuchi Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Ella and her younger brother, Kev, grow up surrounded by structural racism and violence. By the time Kev is eighteen he’s in prison, and Ella struggles to control and use her extraordinary powers. Riot Baby is extremely well-written, and definitely worth reading.
A Game of Fox and Squirrels
Date Read: April 17 Author: Jenn Reese Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 When eleven-year-old Sam and her sister Caitlin are sent to live with the aunt they’ve never met, all Sam wants to do is go home. Then she discovers “A Game of Fox and Squirrels,” a magical card game that becomes real when the foxContinue reading “A Game of Fox and Squirrels”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 