Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer Maddie Mortimer’s Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies is a gripping novel about Lia, a mother battling a devastating illness. The book has flashes between Lia’s present life with her fabulous husband Harry and wonderful daughter Iris, Lia’s past life, and the voice of her illness. Maps of …
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Ernest Cline’s book Ready Player One is set in 2044, and the world is in a very sorry state. To escape the horrors of his reality and to find adventure and learning, a teenage boy, Wade Watts/Parzival logs into a computer system, the Oasis. The creator of the Oasis, …
Coraline by Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman’s Coraline is a novella that features a young girl named Coraline who has just moved into a new house. She is intent on exploring and discovers a mysterious door that has been walled up. However, one day, Caroline discovers the door ajar. What will Coraline discover on the other …
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell My Dark Vanessa is Kate Elizabeth Russell’s debut novel, a fictional story where a fifteen-year-old Vanessa enters into a relationship with her much older teacher. The book has two different timelines, the present-day timeline and a back-in-the-day timeline. My Dark Vanessa perfectly captures the complex feelings regarding the …
The Imagination Chamber: Cosmic Rays from Lyra’s Universe by Philip Pullman The Imagination Chamber: Cosmic Rays from Lyra’s Universe is the latest work from Philip Pullman. He is my favorite author! Way back on January 21, Philip Pullman announced the release of The Imagination Chamber on Twitter, and I put in my order at Waterstones, …
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Anthoy Doerr’s All The Light We Cannot See lives up to the hype! This historical fiction novel is set in World War II and alternates between two main characters, a teenage boy named Werner Pfennig and a blind teenage girl named Marie-Laure. Don’t be the last …
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a novella (around 72 pages) that focuses on two men in The Great Depression Era. George is a small man while Lennie is the bigger man. They are two farmhands who have a big dream to one day own their own …
Bitcoin Widow by Jennifer Robertson with Stephen Kimber Jennifer Robertson, wife of Gerry Cotten, debuts Bitcoin Widow: Love Betrayal and the Missing Millions. Netflix’s Trust No One The Hunt for the Crypto King Brought Me Here! Backstory There once was a young Canadian man by the name of Gerry Cotten. He owned a website where …
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin A Male Soap Opera Yeah, I know that I’m late to the party, but better late than never, right? The Game of Thrones is an epic tale that rotates between nine different points of view. The kingdom has enjoyed a relative peace with King Robert on the throne …
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans This might be pedestrian, but there is just something about rhyming that gets me every time. This classic children’s story is set in Paris, and the illustrations of France’s most iconic landmarks are top notch. Madeline is the bravest girl of them all when she falls ill. I always have to …
