Please excuse the jumbled nature of this review: I was up until 6 a.m. last night, finishing Eternity Began Tomorrow. I literally could not stop reading. And it wasn’t just the story, which is intriguing, fast-paced and unpredictable (most of the time—I did guess at the ending). It’s that the writing is so smooth… Read More Review: Eternity Began Tomorrow, by Kevin Brennan
The Book of Joe, by Jonathan Tropper, Bantam Books, 368 pages I don’t often read books by men. I don’t go out of my way to avoid them. It’s just that I seem drawn to women’s voice, women’s stories. Too many male authors seem to write too much on the surface. What I like, and… Read More Book review: The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper
The Girls, by Emma Cline, Random House, 346 pages I didn’t think I’d like this book, mostly due to the hype it received when it first came out two years ago. Yet, I surprised myself by staying up late in order to finish. I couldn’t stop reading, though not always for the right reason. I’ll… Read More Book review: The Girls, by Emma Cline
Next week, I’m starting my 30 Reviews in 30 Days challenge, where I’ll write a book review every day for a month. I’ve been severely behind in book reviews for the past year and need to catch up. I don’t know how many times I’ve finished a book and thought: I loved this book, loved… Read More 30 Reviews in 30 Days
I was lucky enough to review Kathleen Dean Moore’s lyrical and beautifully written Southeast Alaska novel for the Alaska Dispatch, and I must say that I highly, highly recommend to anyone who loves quirky characters, environmental plots, humor and rain-flecked stretches of Alaska landscape. Here’s the beginning, with a link to the published review: I knew… Read More Review: Kathleen Dean Moore’s “Piano Tide”
I don’t normally read romance books. They are like a snack, like eating a whole bag of pretzels while watching a movie and how you chew and swallow those pretzels without barely tasting, without barely realizing that you’re eating. I like to linger inside books. I like rich and complex characters, and writing that opens… Read More Book review: Neanderthal Seeks Human, Penny Reid
How to Be Manly, Maureen O’Leary Wanket, Giant Squid Books, 356 pages I just finished Maureen O’Leary Wanket‘s How to be Manly and I can’t shut up about how warm and funny it is, how wonderful and real. I’m hoping to snag O’Leary for a bloggy interview in the upcoming weeks. I cannot wait to pick… Read More Review: “How to be Manly” by Maureen O’Leary Wanket
I finished Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen last night and it brought back so many memories. Because, you see, when I was a teenager I was also locked up in the loony bin. And as Kaysen so refreshingly asserts, being in a crazy environment can make you question your sanity. It’s much like the chicken and… Read More Girl, Interrupted: A review from a writer who has also been in the loony bin
I just finished reading Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. It’s part of a trilogy (Linger and Forever). I found it in the For Sale shelf at the Himmel Park Library in Tucson, and when I opened the cover, the voice immediately hooked me. And so I bought it. I’m still not sure how I feel about the… Read More A book review: Shiver (I enjoyed it, most of the time)
I didn’t think I’d like The Daddy Diaries by Joshua Braff. For one thing, it’s written by a man. No offense, but 90% of the books I read are written by women. I don’t consciously gravitate toward women authors; it just sort of/kind of happens. **Note: Please don’t confuse The Daddy Diaries book with The Daddy Diaries blog by the cowboy-hat-wearing,… Read More The Daddy Diaries review
Cinthia Ritchie 