My Friends by Fredrik Backman
My Friends is a masterful examination of humanity—the ways friendships are made and last a lifetime, and the ripples we create along the way that inevitably change the course of those in our wake.
Category: literary
The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon by Safinah Danish Elahi || Emotionally Moving Exploration of Trauma
Content Tags: Adult Literary Contemporary Pakistani Grief/Loss Character Death PTSD Perfect for readers who want: I received a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. I have to admit that the title of this book caught my attention right away! […]
These Walls Were Never Really There by Bryan Blears || Spotlight on Homelessness
Content Tags: Adult Contemporary Literary Fiction Homelessness Child Neglect Perfect for readers who want: Real-life portrayal of homelessness in Manchester. Based on the author’s true experiences as a homeless person. An introspective look at what it means to exist on the fringe of society. Lots […]
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara || An Atmospheric Mystery Set in India
Title: Djinn Patrol on the Purple LineAuthor: Deepa AnapparaPublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: Random HouseFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Down market lanes crammed with too many people, dogs, and rickshaws, past stalls that smell of cardamom and sizzling oil, below a smoggy sky that doesn’t let through a single blade of sunlight, […]
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally
Title: Black Girl UnlimitedAuthor: Echo BrownPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Holt/Ottaviano Format: Paperback ARC(Many thanks to Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight for sending me this) [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is […]
A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs || Atmospheric and Creepy
Title: A Lush and Seething HellAuthor: John Hornor JacobsPublication Date: October 8, 2019Publisher: Harper VoyagerFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Bringing together his acclaimed novella The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky and an all-new short novel My Heart Struck Sorrow, John Hornor Jacobs turns his fertile imagination to the evil that breeds […]
The History of Soul 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff
Title: The History of Soul 2065Author: Barbara KrasnoffPublication Date: June 11, 2019Publisher: Mythic Delirium Books Format: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This year, I’ve really been about reading books in new formats, and this is one that snatched my attention: a series of interconnected short stories that builds on a single premise. I tend […]
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Title: Challenger DeepAuthor: Neal ShustermanPublication Date: April 1, 2015Publisher: HarperTeenFormat: Kindle Unlimited [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his […]
The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J. Harris
Title: The Color of Bee Larkham’s MurderAuthor: Sarah J. HarrisPublication Date: June 12, 2018Publisher: AtriaFormat: Netgalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] In the tradition of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a captivating mystery about a boy with synesthesia — a condition that causes him to see colors when he hears sounds […]