“spellbinding tale… deep characterization… beautiful language”
I absolutely adored THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, M.L. Stedman’s spellbinding tale about the love of a child and the grave consequences, perhaps, of loving too much.
Set on coastal Australia (the majority upon a … Read more...
"beautifully crafted... multi-faceted... important book to read"
Books keep us reading for different reasons. For some it’s plot, for others it’s characterization, and yet for others it’s beautifully crafted sentences or a sense of intrigue. Some of us like fast-paced, … Read more...
“skillful weaving of fact and fiction… A roller-coaster ride of emotion and adrenaline”
THE HOURS COUNT by Jillian Cantor is a quiet but impactful story about the only two civilians (the married couple Julius and Ethel Rosenberg) who were executed … Read more...
WOLF WINTER by Cecilia Ekbäck -- "skillfully spans genres...breathtaking... beautifully haunting"
This atmospheric novel drips with a sense of foreboding, but underlying that darkness is respect and admiration for the environment and the harsh Swedish winters of the mid 1700s.… Read more...
I read a lot of galleys. A lot of them. My dream is to discover the next big thing before they’re actually, you know, the next big thing. Everybody loves to have a good “I knew them when” story. Sometimes … Read more...