In Hester, Laurie Lico Albanese creates a hypnotic world where we’re invited to consider contrasting themes of past and present, desire and pain, hope, disappointment, freedom, and constraint. It’s also a story of creator and muse, as Albanese imagines what might have been the inspiration behind Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter and its heroine Hester Prynne.
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True Biz is tender and eye-opening. Sara Nović expertly manages to educate her readers on Deaf culture and communication with a light enough touch that we’re still carried away in the fictional lives of these characters and their school, too.
My review of Alix E. Harrow’s book A Spindle Splintered can be summed up in three words: read this book. But maybe I should elaborate…
A River Enchanted, by Rebecca Ross, is a careful, steady book full of atmosphere and surprising depth. “Earnest” is a word I might use to describe the characters, tone, and romance – but not at all dry or dull.
Anatomy: A Love Story, by Dana Schwartz, was really enjoyable! I will say the big “reveals” were easy to piece together early in the book, which diminished a lot of the suspense for me. Still, getting there was fun.
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