Explanation: I have compiled three lists this year. Today, I post the list of my favorite fiction reads of 2018. Next Monday, I will release my nonfiction list. And the following Monday, I will have my Science Fiction/ Fantasy list. I didn't have a set number in mind when I started making these lists. I... Continue Reading →
My Most Anticipated Reads for 2019. January-April
Here are some ARCs I am lucky enough to get my hands on for '19. I will most likely get reviews out for them within a month of release. Here's the list arranged chronologically with the blurb provided by GoodReads, and a bit of a personal note for each one. January: Echo North by Joanna... Continue Reading →
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (Mini Review)
Hope and fear. I believe I've discussed these emotions before in one of my reviews. Used in so much advertising, these two feelings are diametrically opposed to each other, yet can sway us stronger than any others. Leni's life had been dominated by her parents' hope that a change in setting or career could stifle... Continue Reading →
Friday Graphic Novel Double Feature. Akissi by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin. Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke
Akissi: Tales of Mischief What a joy... what a terror! Akissi is nothing but trouble for her parents' and her brother. A little girl of about seven-years-old in her West African town, she spends her days running errands for her mother, going to school, and playing with the other kids in the neighborhood. Over 150... Continue Reading →
Mirador de la Memoria by Ewa Miendlarzewska
Mirador de la Memoria is a life's reflection and a study into the possibilities of the advancements of neuroscience. Set in the near future, Dr Paulina Kochanowska has been put on house arrest with her personal robot Salvatore because of several experiments that push the limits of current science and have started to injure participants.... Continue Reading →