This is a smart writer who subverts the trope of the usual “murder mystery” and delivers a book that is thought provoking in ways you likely won’t be expecting. But be prepared to be unsettled…
Read MoreI am nothing if not a planner, go ahead and ask around. It’s essential that I have an extensive “to be read list” and that means I am usually compiling months in advance. For this crib notes I am sharing the next up from some big names.
Read MoreThis year in publishing a trend is taking shape for books that are going to be unsettling to read. Which is the intention rather than happenstance I would imagine. In this crib notes I have gathered a sneak peek at some upcoming releases that will have you squirming in your seat.
Read MoreFirst off let me tell you that Aisha and I have a lot in common. Book nerd, brassy, sassy, foul language aficionados, high ranking members of the out crowd and mentors of the linguistics of sarcasm. I may have a girl crush. We might even be soul mates…
Read MoreI don’t throw around terms like page turner, but it applies here. The sheer brilliance of the trickery of a novel within a novel will leave your head spinning. What, if anything, is real here? I’m not telling!
Read MoreIf you are sauntering through a middle-class life and all it affords you thinking that you can’t be touched by the opioid crisis., think again. Whatever privilege you have earned or inherited will not protect you from the potential of the soul crushing wreckage addiction can make of your life.
Read MoreA novel about a bookstore owner by day and a badass vigilante by night? Count me in! Immensely enjoyable and peppered with literary references that added something special, this book was a treat.
Read MoreAt some point in our lives, we have decreed that fairytales have tinkerbell like creatures flying around and happy endings. But if like me, you prefer the tales of the Brothers Grimm, these will be more to your taste. Tales with a twist, or for the twisted.
Read MoreIt was great fun to watch the deplorable behavior exhibited in what can only be defined as pure Hiaasen. Witty, satirical and shrewd in its writing. Buy a ticket for this crazy train immediately!
Read MoreAs we prepare to close out the year, I have gathered my top picks for you. For the naughty list you will find a pinch wicked, a smidge of mischief, a dash of sass and a bounty of entertainment!!
Read MoreAs we prepare to close out the year, I have gathered my top picks for you. For the nice list you will find a little sweet, a titch sappy, a pinch of charm and a whole lot of lovely!!
Read MoreOur main character seeks to understand all the secrets kept by her parents, believing that if she knows why they are the way they are, she will know why she is the way she is. We all know it’s never that simple.
Read MoreIf you require an element of believability in your reads, this is not for you. It’s masterful in its piling of one bat shit crazy thing on top of another, making it book brain candy.
Read MoreIf you were to collect stories from a single day from the past, would you find anecdotes that depict all the components of the human experience? After the author randomly chooses the date from which this book evolves, we realize that yes, this is in fact conceivable.
Read MoreHow does it feel to change the world? How does it feel when the world changes? Speculative fiction such as this explores these types of questions and plays with perception in unimaginable ways.
Read MoreDespite its darkness and looming sense of despair, this was an engrossing read. A piece of advice here, read this carefully. The real story in the one layered under the one you think you are reading.
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a break from the bounty of fall books threatening to topple your to be read list over, this edition of Crib Notes gathers some new podcast recommendations. Dolly Parton is my new favourite celebrity!!
Read MoreThis is an artful rendering of a life and a reckoning not only with where the author has been, but where he has come to be. As he writes of his relationship with his mother, it was shattering in the ways that are beautiful as well those that are terrible. It is a love that continues not only because of everything but in spite of everything.
Read MoreA group of old college friends gather for their annual New Year’s trip in a remote lodge in the Scottish wilderness. Never has the old saying, with friends like these who needs enemies, been more appropriate.
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