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Best Book of June

My favorite book of the month was How Long ’til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin! For my original post, check it out here.

Date Read: June 30 Author: N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 The second book of the Broken Earth trilogy is just as well-written as the first. The Season grows darker as it settles, and as people begin to realize that they might be in for a longer, more dangerous Season than they are truly preparedContinue reading “The Obelisk Gate”

The Fifth Season

Date Read: June 29 Author: N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 In the land of the Stillness, the earth is trying to kill everyone on it. Every few hundred years a Season arrives, a natural disaster of such huge proportions that humans must fight to survive. When a Season arrives again, the people of theContinue reading “The Fifth Season”

How Long ’til Black Future Month?

Date Read: June 27 Author: NK Jemisin Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 A collection of short stories by NK Jemisin, each story well-crafted and attention-grabbing from the first sentence. Every story is unique, and each leaves you hungry for more from the world it is set in. This is the paradox of tolerance,Continue reading “How Long ’til Black Future Month?”

Babel-17

Date Read: June 27 Author: Samuel R. Delany Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 4/5 Linguist Rydra Wong is determined to solve the mysteries of Babel-17, an unknown language detected on the radio waves right before spaceships are attacked or sabotaged. The difference between success and failure could determine the outcome of an intergalactic war. When youContinue reading “Babel-17”

Burned

Date Read: June 16 Author: Edward Humes Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 4/5 A great read for anyone interested in the forensic work that happens following a fire, and the complications involved in determining whether a fire was arson or accidental.

The Dry

Date Read: June 15 Author: Jane Harper Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 Aaron Falk returns to his hometown when his best friend from childhood, Luke, dies, along with his wife and son. Falk never intended on returning, but Luke’s father sends him a note before the funeral that leaves him no other choice. Death rarely changesContinue reading “The Dry”

The Witch Elm

Date Read: 14 Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 Rather than focusing on the detectives, in The Witch Elm the novel is written and the mystery is presented from the perspective of one of the suspects involved. I always love an unreliable narrator, and this is perhaps one of the best novels with anContinue reading “The Witch Elm”

The Trespasser

Date Read: June 13 Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 What starts as an open-and-shut case quickly becomes complicated: who killed Aislinn? Was it her overly-attached new boyfriend, or the mysterious other man her best friend will only hint at? You can knock down a genuine belief, if you load up with enough factsContinue reading “The Trespasser”

The Secret Place

Date Read: June 12 Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 The Secret Place takes place in a private Catholic girls’ school where Frank Mackey’s daughter, Holly, is a student. When she shows up with a clue to a murder that happened the year before, it kicks off a full day in which the mysteryContinue reading “The Secret Place”