The Book Shire

Book reviews

We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen

I cannot even begin to explain how much I loved this book. It was such a surprise favorite. It wasn’t necessarily a book I would have picked up on my own, [...]

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

I should preface this by saying that I have never seen Labyrinth so that did not in any way influence my reading experience. I was drawn to this book [...]

Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist

When I found out that Josh Sundquist had a new book coming on in 2017 I squealed in delight. Then I was a teensy tiny bit trepidatious. I mean, I adored – [...]

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne

You know a book is going to tug at all of your heartstrings when it is written by John Boyne (who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pajamas). So I went into The Boy [...]

Teach Me to Forget by Erica Chapman

You know a book is going to be intense when it starts out with a literal “bang.” Ellery has a gun and she is absolutely not afraid to use it – in fact, [...]

Waiting on Wednesday: A Court of Wings and Ruin

OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH - WE FINALLY HAVE A COVER. And what a cover it is. It's no secret that I am obsessed with A Court of Mist and Fury, the [...]

Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres

I have to say, when I started reading Stef Soto, Taco queen I expected something light and silly – what I got instead was a heartfelt and poignant novel [...]

In the Hope of Memories by Olivia Rivers

I can’t help it that I have a thing for books I think are going to make me cry. They’re irresistible, okay??? Surprisingly, I didn’t cry much in this [...]

The Radius of Us by Marie Marquardt

I don’t even know where to begin in describing how much I fell in love with this book. Seriously, if you care about anything – diversity, love, life – [...]