Violet Sorrengail is a 20-year-old woman studying to be a scribe in the land of Navarre when her mother, a high ranking general in the country’s military, decides it’s more important that she follows in the family’s tradition of being a dragon rider. This despite the fact that Violet’s petite size and poor health make her completely unsuited for dragons. Fourth Wing is about ... Read More...
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint
How much Greek mythology is too much? Apparently, there is no limit so far. I loved Jennifer Saint’s last novel, Elektra, so knew I wanted to read her latest, Atalanta. Especially because this is a character about whom I know nothing, except she’s a Greek princess who is the only woman to sail with Jason as an Argonaut on his quest for the golden fleece. Atalanta’s father has ... Read More...
Nora Goes Off Script
When Nora’s husband leaves their family to pursue his dreams, she does what she always does—she writes about it. Nora earns her living writing romance movies for cable TV, but in Nora Goes Off Script she changes things up and writes reality. The result is a screenplay that gets picked up by a major studio, complete with movie stars in the lead roles. All of whom descend on ... Read More...
The Guest: A Novel by Emma Cline
Alex has spent her adult years learning from her mistakes, especially when it comes to men. More specifically, men with money, the only kind who interest her. She’s 22 and has been living in Manhattan for years working as an escort, trying to live out the Pretty Woman script, where a wildly wealthy man falls in love with her and all her dreams come true. Except, this is the ... Read More...
You Are Here: A Novel
After a shockwave novel on Monday I was happy to shift back to easy reading so the straightforward premise of You Are Here seemed perfect. It’s the story of five people whose lives intersect in a rundown shopping center in Albany, New York. Debut author Karin Lin-Greenberg uses the mall’s impending closure as a tipping point for each as they reconcile where they are in their ... Read More...
The Golden Spoon: A Novel
It was only a matter of time before some clever writer jumped on the Great British Bake Off juggernaut and wrote a novel about it. In this case, the author is Jessa Maxwell and the novel is The Golden Spoon, a murder mystery on the set of the American version of GBBO. Known as Bake Week, the show is filming its tenth season when things in the tent begin to heat up and it’s not ... Read More...
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