The Beka Cooper Trilogy by Tamora Pierce
I know, I know, it's cheating to combine three books into one week. But I've read this trilogy before, and since I read them all in one week, I think it's [...]
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
“We took away your art because we thought it would reveal your souls. Or to put it more finely, we did it to prove you had souls at all.”
If you think [...]
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
You might remember the last time I wrote about a Khaled Hosseini novel. The Kite Runner was one of the first books I read this year, and it [...]
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
Back in my Super Nerd days of Academic Decathlon tournaments, I read a tiny book called Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, a novel that is considered by many to [...]
The One by Kiera Cass
Who doesn't love a happy ending? Look, I'm not saying that I can't appreciate a sad one, or a bittersweet one, but I'm a sucker for a well-written "happily [...]
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
"I hadn't thought of evil as being without color but it is. Once you get past plain everyday wickedness, the color is squeezed right out of it. Evil [...]
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
I adore Mindy Kaling. Not because she's a fantastic actress, which she is, or even because she is hilarious, which, again, she is. No, I adore Mindy because [...]
Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff
From the second you look at its pixelated cover, it becomes clear that Steve Brezenoff's novel, Guy in Real Life, is for gamers. With alternating POVs that [...]
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
A bookstore piled high with indecipherable volumes.
A high-tech animated boob designer obsessed with fantasy.
A Googler obsessed with immortality.
A [...]