Review: The Mortification of Fovea Munson

This was an advanced reader copy for the June 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: The Mortification of Fovea Munson Author: Mary Winn Heider Stars: ★★★ If you enjoy anatomical puns, this books for you. It's a lot of word play more so than anything actually related to the meaning of the medical terms, so... Continue Reading →

Review: City of Bastards

This was an advanced reader copy for the June 2018 publication. There are spoilers ahead. Title: City of Bastards (traitor in a foreign land) Author: Andrew Shvarts Stars: ★★★ Having received an advanced copy, I debated not reading this one as I hadn't read the first, but the idea of it buzzed around my brain. What would... Continue Reading →

Review: Picture Us in the Light

This was an advanced reader copy for the April 2018 publication. (Came out April 10th) There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: Picture Us in the Light Author: Kelly Loy Gilbert Stars: ★★★★★ I've never been punched gently in the gut, but I imagine it feels the same as reading Picture Us in the Light. There's an elegant subtly to... Continue Reading →

Review: Charlie & Frog

This was an advanced reader copy for the April 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: Charlie & Frog (A Mystery) Author: Karen Kane Stars: ★★★★ Middle grade and young adult novels have a habit of making adults (especially parents) inept. Poor Charlie's story is no different. His parents and grandparents are self-interested, and between one thing... Continue Reading →

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