Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo It took me ages to pick up a copy of Six of Crows, even after all the good things i'd heard about it! I'm so glad I got to it this week. This book has an incredible cast of characters, and the action never disappoints. Don't wait on this … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Books with maps are (mostly) always amazing! Holly Black does not disappoint with her new novel. And her world building is saga-worthy. I am obsessed with the illustrations and all the detail that has been put into this tantalizing royal tale of faeries, espionage, and overcoming fear. —Savannah   … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

Rage Becomes Her by Soraya Chemaly Rage becomes ME as I continue to make my way through Soraya's inspirational call for equality. Anger from women has become a taboo emotion in our society today. Personally, I often struggle showing my anger. Soraya urges her readers to not feel shame from their anger, but to use … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

Dog Symphony by Sam Munson A snarky & supercilious professor, specializing in prison architecture, travels to Buenos Aires for a conference that's really a front for a romantic liaison. When he locks himself out of his hotel, he finds the streets empty of people—but filled with thousands of dogs. Lucid, garish, austere, and hilarious. As … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

The Bird and the Blade by Megan Bannen Beautiful and tragic, The Bird and the Blade is a tale that will not leave me soon. It is based on the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini! The writing in this book is melodic. It carried me along gently from page to page, until I found myself … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Wow. This book is an absolute roller-coaster. Susannah was a normal, successful 20-something when her world started falling apart. She suddenly began suffering from headaches, nausea, and hallucinations that quickly devolved into worse symptoms leading ultimately to a long stay at the hospital that she has … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie I'm on the last fifty or so pages of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah and I'm kicking myself for having let this novel sit on my shelf untouched the last five years. This book is lush, self-aware, and feels like a book that's destined to be a defining work of this … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Vol. 1: Hooked On A Feline By Kate Leth: Wow, this book was the perfect lighthearted graphic novel read. Kate Leth's writing is fun, full of puns, and absolutely delightful. Patsy is so relatable and lovable, as are the rest of the cast of characters we meet (okay, maybe I'm bias, … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn This was the first book I've read in a long time that had me completely, and utterly hooked from page one. I couldn't put it down—anyone who was in the store while I was reading Sharp Objects could have found me with my nose in the pages, occasionally gasping over … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →