Review: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tiny book that packs a big punch. Chih the cleric (they/them) and Almost Brilliant (a hoopoe bird) ...
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- Aug 7, 2018
- 3 min
Review: Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi
I'm honored to be part of the St. Martin's Press Star-Touched Stories Blog Tour, to celebrate Roshani Chokshi's newest addition to the...
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- Jun 1, 2018
- 6 min
Book Review: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
I feel rather ambivalent about my reading of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Having read, and enjoyed, Ng’s debut novel Everything...
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- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag is a short read that packs a punch. At once dealing with issues of class and feminism, there are many...
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- Apr 1, 2018
- 2 min
Review: Chemistry by Weike Wang
What do I really want? That's the question that the unnamed narrator of Chemistry by Weike Wang sets out to answer after she has a...
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- Jan 2, 2018
- 4 min
Review: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Sing, Unburied, Sing is Jesmyn Ward's senior novel. While I've had her Hurricane Katrina-related Salvage the Bones on my to-read list for...
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- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
Reflecting on 2017's Best Reads
Happy 2018, dear readers! As many of you might have done, or may be doing, I am reflecting on my favorite reads of 2017: Burial Rites...
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- Nov 27, 2017
- 3 min
Review: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
“Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.” There are some books that...
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- Dec 13, 2016
- 13 min
Review: Sula by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison, born Chloe Anthony Wofford, has written over a dozen different fiction novels and over a half-dozen non-fiction novels in...
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- Oct 27, 2016
- 6 min
Review: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
It was a plodding journey at times, but I made it through the entirety of Main Street by Sinclair Lewis. While this was a required text...
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- Oct 20, 2016
- 2 min
Missing: Blogger of ShelfishlyAddicted
Img Caleb Roenigk I fancy that's what the title might read, should someone write an article on my lack of posts on the blog the last half...
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- Sep 25, 2016
- 3 min
#ShelfieSunday with Sumaiyya Naseem of Sumaiyya.Books
Of all the social media outlets that exist, I am most active on Instagram. While I love Facebook, my use is mostly personal, though I do...
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- Jul 17, 2016
- 4 min
#ShelfieSunday featuring Faroukh Naseem of TheGuyWithTheBook
One thing I love about Instagram is how it offers people with the same passions and interests the ability to connect - whether it's...
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- Jul 14, 2016
- 4 min
Review: When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi
With a compelling narrative and realistic characters, Nadia Hashimi brings the harrowing experiences of refugees to life in the pages of...
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- Jul 8, 2016
- 4 min
Review & Giveaway: All the Time in the World by Caroline Angell
“Family is family. Whether it’s the one you start out with… the one that you end up with… or the family that you gain along the way.” -...
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- Jun 30, 2016
- 5 min
Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses, the new series from best-selling author, Sarah J. Maas, takes the familiar tale of Beauty and the Beast to a...
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- May 25, 2016
- 4 min
Review: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
I’m thinking of ending things. It's likely most of us have been in a relationship where we’ve had this exact thought. Maybe things...
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- May 20, 2016
- 4 min
Review: The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell
After a garden party one hazy summer evening, where her mother had one glass of one too many, a girl goes looking for her older sister....
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- May 7, 2016
- 3 min
Review: With Malice by Eileen Cook
When Jill Charron opens her eyes, she finds herself in a hospital bed, fresh from unconsciousness. She is told that she was involved in a...
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- May 3, 2016
- 4 min
Review: Frayed by Kara Terzis
Frustrated. Irritated. Incredulous. These are the three words that come to mind as I write a review for Frayed by Kara Terzis. It has...
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