Book Reviews by Alyssa Berry
Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier
The unnamed narrator of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s PIZZA GIRL…
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
A halt to her archeological dig and the vague mention from her…
The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
One year ago, author and paleobiologist Sal Drake died in a car…
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
Natasha Pulley’s THE KINGDOMS opens in an alternate London…
Arch-conspirator by Veronica Roth
In ARCH-CONSPIRATOR, Veronica Roth puts a futuristic spin on…
Babel: An Arcane History by R. F. Kuang
In the large port city of Canton, a young boy is dying of cholera.…
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Amina al-Sirafi used to be a pirate. She sailed the Indian Ocean…
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
For as long as she can remember, Alex Stern has been able to…
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Addie LaRue was born in the wrong time. Her world is too small;…
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
Mallory Viridian spends her life keeping people at arms distance,…
The Scholomance Trilogy by Naomi Novik
Beginning with A DEADLY EDUCATION, Naomi Novik’s Scholomance…
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
There are many stories about the resilience of Christmas. From…
A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin
In Judy I. Lin’s debut novel, A MAGIC STEEPED IN POISON, certain…
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The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Nell Young’s whole life is maps, it always has been. Her father…
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
SPACE OPERA by Catherynne M. Valente is a book so up my alley…
56 Days By Catherine Ryan Howard
When the pandemic started, many people – including myself –…
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
For these dark, cold winter nights, many readers turn to the…
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
When Nicolette Farrell was eighteen, her best friend went missing.…
Mend! : A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto by Kate Sekules
Over the last couple of years there has been a movement back…
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
As the title implies, MEXICAN GOTHIC by SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA…
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
With its brightly colored cover and its strange title, WE RIDE…
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Matt Haig’s THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY is a sliding doors novel about…
The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith
THE LAST AMERICAN VAMPIRE by SETH GRAHAME-SMITH is an alternate…
The Annotated American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Recently, an item appeared on my cataloging shelves that I needed…
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
You know that feeling, when you have been putting off reading…
Digital Knitting Round-up
In the summer of 2009, I needed a distraction. It was just before…
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
Teenage sleuths are all well and good, but what becomes of them…
Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence
Librarians love books. We love the smell and the feel of books.…
Semiosis by Sue Burke
Part Planet of the Apes, part 2001: A Space Odyssey; “Semiosis”,…