Date Read: May 5 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 I have always loved The Chronicles of Narnia, and so I decided to reread the series chronologically, rather than the order that they were published in. The Magician’s Nephew is one of my favorites of the series. What you see and what you hearContinue reading “The Magician’s Nephew”
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The Poisonwood Bible
Date Read: May 4 Author: Barbara Kingsolver Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 When Nathan Price moves to the Congo in 1959, he brings his wife and four daughters with him. Over three decades, the family is broken down and reconstructed. I found it to be a remarkable novel. There is a strange moment in time,Continue reading “The Poisonwood Bible”
Girl, Woman, Other
Date Read: May 3 Author: Bernardine Evaristo Genre: Fiction Rating: 3/5 The novel follows the lives and struggles of twelve characters, most of whom are black and British. While the stories were excellent, I found it hard to get past the format and writing style. It felt a lot closer to poetry than anything else.Continue reading “Girl, Woman, Other”
Second Sister
Date Read: May 1 Author: Chan Ho-Kei Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 When Siu-Man commits suicide, her older sister Nga-Yee knows that there’s more to the story. She recruits N, a hacker, to find out the truth, and stumbles across more than she bargained for in the process. The story is fast-paced once it gets started,Continue reading “Second Sister”
Best Book of April
My favorite book of April was This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. To see my original post, check it out here!
Paradiso
Date Read: April 29 Author: Dante Alighieri Genre: Classics This is the third and final book of the Divine Comedy, preceded by Inferno and Purgatorio. I found Paradiso a little boring, particularly in comparison to the depictions of hell and purgatory in the other two parts of the Divine Comedy. In Paradiso everything is perfect,Continue reading “Paradiso”
Under the Dome
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”
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”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 