It does not surprise me that it took Anthony Doerr 10 years to write his adult fiction novel All the Light We Cannot See. It is a beautifully written, carefully plotted book that – despite being somewhat lengthy at 544 pages – relies on each and every word to convey story, meaning, and emotion.
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The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker is a dense read, with new characters and plot lines introduced even 3/4 of the way through the book. Keeping up with every detail, every motivation, every twist was a bit laborious, but the book is saved by Wecker’s clear, insightful writing, and the powerful charisma of the Golem and the Jinni themselves.
I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to get when I read Katherine Center’s new novel, The Lost Husband. Lucky for me, it turned out to be a sweet, clean romance, and a satisfying way to spend a handful of hours.
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The world of Victoria Schwab’s The Archived is so unique in YA fiction right now that it requires some explanation before I dive into the review.
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Laura Amy Schlitz’s new book Splendors and Glooms is eerily -and appropriately – titled. While I found it wonderful and mesmerizing, I also found it a little disturbing, and even stopped reading for a while to let my nerves settle and to decide if I would ultimately finish the book (I did – and I’m so glad!).
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