#books
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Thank you NetGalley and Antepost for the review copy of Stefania Lucchetti’s newest poetry collection “Blind Corners.” I have been a fan of Stefania Lucchetti since I read her collection “Coffee Stains On My Books.” This is her third collection that I have read, and so far my favorite. In her introduction, Lucchetti says, “We…
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Thank you NetGalley and Lyons Press for the ARC of Melanie Gall’s “Fire Witch,” a biography of the actress Kate Claxton. I was not familiar with Kate Claxton or the Brooklyn Theatre inferno prior to this book. The synopsis caught my attention, and I wanted to know if, like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the…
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Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the review copy of “The Lost Spectacular” by Zoe Duhaime. I really wanted to love this book. With a premise that seemed related to “The Starless Sea,” I thought the magic of characters jumping between works of literature and art would be enchanting. The idea is, but the…
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Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the review copy of “Beyond the Graves Waits Mist and Sea” by Kathleen Kaufman. I have read quite a few books with the theme of an outsider coming to an isolated community and finding the urge to come in and be accepted, some better than others. This one…
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Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the review copy of “Little Kin” by Katya de Becerra. While the premise of this book wasn’t highly original: outsider arrives in remote/closed off society/town and feels a connection/familiarity and deeply wishes to fit in and belong, every writer puts their own spin on the idea, and the…
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Thank you NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for the review copy of the incomparable Nikita Gill’s book “Styx.” It is greatly appreciated! Thank you NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for the review copy of the incomparable Nikita Gill’s book “Styx.” It is greatly appreciated! Nikita Gill never disappoints. She…
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Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the ARC of Lauren Lee Smith’s fantastic book The Night Pool! THIS BOOK. The synopsis sounded interesting, so I requested it. Interesting doesn’t begin to define it. Suspenseful, creepy, disturbing, heartwarming, sad; this book encompasses all of these emotions. Every time I had to put it aside to…
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Thank you NetGalley and ACTE IV for the review copy of “Dear Ophelia.” I understand what the author was trying to do with this book, but it didn’t work. It feels like it is trying to masquerade as a self-help book in verse but is afraid to go onto the dance floor. This is the…
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Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC of “The Renoir Girls” by Catherine Ostler. I love Renoir’s work; I think he was a brilliant artist, his paintings have so much depth to them that you can look at them for hours without losing interest. I am familiar with the paintings referenced in this…
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Thank you NetGalley and Riverhead Books for the ARC of Angelica Glass’ memoir, Scavenging Beauty. In Scavenging Beauty, Angelica Glass ruminates on the many phases of her life over hundreds of miles walked through Santa Cruz County, California. She relives a childhood spent with violent, disengaged parents, finding herself and her way as a teenager…
