Date Read: May 17 Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 4/5 From the author of The Underground Railroad and Zone One comes the story of The Nickel Academy. When human remains are unearthed on the grounds of what used to be a boys’ reformatory, Elwood Curtis realizes that he must finally confront his past.Continue reading “The Nickel Boys”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
The Last Battle
Date Read: May 17 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Old friends and new friends appear in the final book of The Chronicles of Narnia, where they must fight a final battle against evil. Other Books in the Series: The Magician’s Nephew The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Horse and His BoyContinue reading “The Last Battle”
The Silver Chair
Date Read: May 16 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Eustace returns to Narnia alongside Jill, a girl from his school, and soon they find themselves sent by Aslan to rescue Prince Rilian, the son of Caspian. Jill and Eustace go to parts of Narnia not explored in the previous books, and face theContinue reading “The Silver Chair”
Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen
Date Read: May 16 Author: Anne Nesbet Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 In the era of silent films, 12-year-old Darleen Darling is a star of her own series of mystery films. When a publicity stunt goes wrong, Darleen finds herself in the middle of a real kidnapping with much higher stakes than in her films.
Rival Magic
Date Read: May 16 Author: Deva Fagan Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Antonia has always wanted to be a powerful wizard, and now she is the apprentice of a renowned sorcerer. When a scullery maid named Moppe turns out to be a magical prodigy, Antonia finds herself stuck saving the world with her rival. Creative andContinue reading “Rival Magic”
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Date Read: May 14 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace, and go on an adventure with Prince Caspian from island to island. Other Books in the Series: The Magician’s Nephew The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Horse and His Boy Prince CaspianContinue reading “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
Prince Caspian
Date Read: May 14 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Prince Caspian has never been one of my favorite Narnia novels. I’ve always felt that it’s slower than the other novels in the series, but I do like being introduced to Caspian, and I enjoy all of the books about Narnia. Other Books inContinue reading “Prince Caspian”
Amatka
Date Read: May 13 Author: Karin Tidbeck Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 Everything must be named, or else it loses its shape. Every morning, Vanja names her clothes: shoes, pants, shirt. Buildings are labeled and named when citizens walk past. Yet when Vanja arrives in one of the other colonies of her planet, she discoversContinue reading “Amatka”
Artemis
Date Read: May 13 Author: Andy Weir Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 4/5 From the author of The Martian comes Artemis, a story of crime and drama that takes place entirely on the moon. Jazz is a young woman on the moon who seeks to earn money through smuggling, but she stumbles across something much larger.Continue reading “Artemis”
The Horse and His Boy
Date Read: May 12 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Continuing with my chronological reading of The Chronicles of Narnia is my favorite book of the series, The Horse and His Boy. I have always loved reading the story of Shasta and Bree as they escape from Calormen and try to get to Narnia.Continue reading “The Horse and His Boy”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 