Title/Author: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez Publisher: Del Ray Pages: 400 Published: January 14, 2020 In a nutshell (Publisher): A solitary ship captain, drifting through time. Nia Imani is a woman out of place. Traveling through the stars condenses decades into mere months for her, though the years continue to march steadily onward for…
Jee reviews a beautiful, richly imaginative book: #TheStarlessSea by @erinmorgenstern @doubledaybooks #fantasy #fabulism #lgbtq #bookreview
Title/Author: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Publisher: Doubleday Pages: 487 In a nutshell (Publisher): Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a…
Jee reviews a story of loss and survival, hope and humanity: #DearEdward by Ann Napolitano #NetGalley #eARC @RandomHouse #TheDialPress #literaryfiction #womenfiction
Title/Author: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Publisher: The Dial Press of Random House Publishing Group In a nutshell (Publisher): What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los…
Jee reviews an uplifting, inspiring read for the new year: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie MacKesy @charliemackesy @HarperOne Happy 2020, everyone!
Title/Author: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie MacKesy Publisher: Harper One In a nutshell (Publisher): From the revered British illustrator, a modern fable for all ages that explores life’s universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole….
Jee reviews a heartbreaking yet powerful read – #TheRevisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton @MWilkers13 @CounterpointLLC #historicalfiction #AfricanAmerican #racism
Title/Author: The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Publisher: Counterpoint Press In a nutshell (Publisher): “[A] stunning new novel . . . Sexton’s writing is clear and uncluttered, the dialogue authentic, with all the cadences of real speech… This is a novel about the women, the mothers.” ―New York Times Book Review “A powerful tale of…
Have Yourself A Little Fairytale Christmas! Happy Reading and Merry Christmas! #fairytales #adultfairytale #folklore #HansChristianAndersen @ahoffmanwriter @JaneYolen
This Christmas, my mood called for fairytale-themed books, and being a fairytale lover, I already had a few in hand, and these were my choices. Honestly, this was a book-cover-buy. I mean, look at that illustration! And the story totally lived up to its beauty. (The illustrations are just as beautiful inside!) Easily slip into…
Jee reviews an unputdownable #thriller #TheKillClub by Wendy Heard (SPOILER-FREE!) @wendydheard @HarlequinBooks @harperbooks #blogtour #mirabooks #harlequinMira
Title/Author: The Kill Club by Wendy Heard Publisher: Harlequin Mira In a nutshell (Publisher): A haunting thriller about a woman who attempts to save her brother’s life by making a dangerous pact with a network of vigilantes who’ve been hunting down the predators of Los Angeles. Jazz can’t let her younger brother die. Their foster…
Jee reviews #WeAreAllGoodPeopleHere by Susan Rebecca White, who was recently at @ReadItAgain to talk about her book! @atriabooks #HistoricalFiction #civilrights #politicalfiction #racism #lgbtq #friendship #socialjustice
Title/Author: We Are All Good People Here by Susan Rebecca White Publisher: Atria Books In a nutshell (Publisher): From the author of A Place at the Table and A Soft Place to Land, an “intense, complex, and wholly immersive” (Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author) multigenerational novel that explores the complex relationship between two very different women and the…
Jee reviews an immersive read: #TheDutchHouse by Ann Patchett @HarperBooks #siblingrelationship #familydrama #dysfunctionalfamily #forgiveness
Title/Author: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers In a nutshell (Publisher): From the New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and State of Wonder, comes Ann Patchett’s most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them…
Jee reviews a #pageturner: The Institute by Stephen King #TheInstitute @ScribnerBooks #thriller #supernatural
Title/Author: The Institute by Stephen King Publisher: Scribner In a nutshell (Publisher): From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the most riveting and unforgettable story of kids confronting evil since It. In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him…
