Zoey Mik

All Worlds are Real

Date Read: February 6 Author: Susan Palwick Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 I loved all of the short stories in the collection. Be happy for us. Think of us dancing. – All Worlds are Real

Date Read: February 6 Author: Peter May Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 The third novel in The Lewis Trilogy, this is an excellent finale for the series. Peter May continues to craft mysteries that are impossible to figure out until the final chapter. Great fat raindrops spat on his windscreen like tears spilled for the dead.Continue reading “The Chessmen”

Mongrels

Date Read: February 5 Author: Stephen Graham Jones Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 An intriguing style of narration, and also an intriguing take on werewolves. Everything makes sense if you look at it long enough. – Mongrels

Where the Crawdads Sing

Date Read: February 4 Author: Delia Owens Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 This novel has such a secretive narrator that even the reader seems to never know the truth. I wasn’t aware that words could hold so much. I didn’t know a sentence could be so full. – Where the Crawdads Sing

The Lewis Man

Date Read: February 3 Author: Peter May Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 The Lewis Man is the sequel to The Blackhouse, and it also takes place on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. I actually liked this book better than the first book in the series. Peter May has a way of creating a mystery thatContinue reading “The Lewis Man”

The Analects of Confucius

Date Read: February 3 Author: Confucius This is another book that I read for English, and I enjoyed it more than Nichomachean Ethics.

Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr

Date Read: February 1 Author: John Crowley Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 This is a particularly interesting book because it is told from the point of view of a crow. It’s interesting to take a step back and think about how life would look like from the point of view of something that isn’t human, andContinue reading “Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr”

Best Book of January

And the best book of January is…..The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen! Any time that I stay up until two in the morning to finish a book, I know that it’s a good book. For my original post, click here.

Parable of the Sower

Date Read: January 30 Author: Octavia E. Butler Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 An excellent post-apocalyptic story. They have no power to improve their lives, but they have the power to make others even more miserable. And the only way to prove to yourself that you have power is to use it. – Parable ofContinue reading “Parable of the Sower”

Doomsday Book

Date Read: January 29 Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 This is probably my favorite time travel book that I’ve ever read. It manages to convey a sense of hope in even the worst possible situations. None of the things one frets about ever happen. Something one’s never thought of does. – DoomsdayContinue reading “Doomsday Book”