When J.M. Miro’s historical fantasy Ordinary Monsters ended a small band of children gifted with different magical capabilities was under assault as the divide between the world of the living and the dead was being breached by an evil seeking to grow its power. Now, Charlie, Marlowe, Ribs, Oskar, and Komako are back in the aftermath of their battle, to deal with their new ... Read More...
There Are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak is one of my favorite authors for the kind of writing that makes me marvel at its beauty while reeling at its impact. Whether it’s 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, about how long the brain works after death or The Island of Missing Trees, set in Cyprus, she embraces difficult topics and weaves them into incomparable stories. In her latest, ... Read More...
August Reading Wrap-Up
August flew by, thanks to my first encounter with COVID. But I’m better now and while I didn’t get much reading or reviewing done, what I did read was diverse and interesting. Time to get back to regular review posting! As technology advances there is more and science fiction about scenarios that feel too close for comfort. In this case it’s Annie Bot, a novel ... Read More...
By Any Other Name
If you’re a reader of Jodi Picoult’s novels then you know to expect meticulous, thorough research on whatever subject she’s writing about. She is also a pro at exploring both sides of complicated issues in an evenhanded way. Now, only one of these two statements is true in her latest book, By Any Other Name, a dual timeline story set in the 1500s London and contemporary NYC. ... Read More...
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
When three members of my family rave about a novel, I really don’t have much choice but to read it, which is how I found myself immersed in the early days of WWII with a young Ukrainian sniper. A female sniper fighting on the front lines in Kate Quinn’s propulsive The Diamond Eye. Lyudmila Pavlichenko is still a teen and a single mother when Hitler invades Russian ... Read More...
The Lion Women of Tehran
When Ellie’s father unexpectedly dies, she and her mother find their circumstances dramatically changed for the worse. There is so little money left they have to sell their beautiful home and move to a tiny apartment in downtown Tehran. It is her mother’s worst nightmare, but for 7-year-old Ellie it means meeting Homa, the girl who will be her best friend throughout their ... Read More...
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