I’ve always said that I will read a book before I watch the movie adaptation, and this is no exception. With the movie having come out in September of 2019, I’m a bit behind schedule….Here are my thoughts so far. *Some spoilers!*
Tomi Adeyemi's "Children of Blood and Bone"
I’ve been sitting on this one for a while, having finished it earlier at the end of January, but I just can’t get it out of my head. On to book two… (SPOILERS)
“Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo
I’m done! I’ve (finally) finished the book! This book had me from page one and I am dying to know when the next book is coming. Some spoilers!
First Impressions: Leigh Bardugo’s “Ninth House”
Author of renowned young adult series “Six of Crows” and “Shadow and Bone,” Leigh Bardugo makes her mark on the new adult fantasy genre with this haunting tale. Secret societies, ghosts, and murder—no one is safe.
Chen Qiufan’s “Waste Tide”
Translated from Chinese by Ken Liu, “Waste Tide” takes the contemporary fiction scene with a stunning and devastating portrayal of our technology and waste-ridden future.
First Impressions: Bernadine Evaristo’s “Girl, Woman, Other”
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2019, Bernadine Evaristo weaves the lives of women and girls together in her stunning new novel. Written in a dramatic “as-is” style, Evaristo beautifully tells the stories of 12 women, girls, and others.
First Impressions: Dina Nayeri’s “The Ungrateful Refugee”
In a time of global refugee crises, Nayeri’s book is more important than ever. What does it mean to be a refugee? What does a refugee look like? Where are refugee camps and how does one get there?
Second Thoughts: Madeline Stevens’s “Devotion”
While I thoroughly enjoyed reading Stevens’s debut novel, the more I thought about it, the less I realized actually happened. This is the first time I’ve ever edited a review of a book, but I’m sure it won’t be the last…(minor spoilers; content warning)
First Impressions: “Devotion” by Madeline Stevens
The lives of two young women become intrinsically intertwined when Ella, young and desperate for work, accepts a nanny position for Lonnie, rich and effortlessly beautiful, looking after her son William. But Lonnie’s life isn’t what it seems—nor is Ella’s.
First Impressions: Jennifer Mills’s “Dyschronia”
Australian author Jennifer Mills crafts a new kind of apocalyptic story, one without mutual destruction, nuclear winter, and the end of humanity as we know it. Using the strange and unexpected, Mills pulls the reader back and forth from present to past to create her novel.
