List time! I was scanning the interwebs the other day and came across Powell’s list of the 25 books you should read before you die. I was amazed at the diversity of the books and thought this might be a fun thing to attempt. Note to self: lists like this are difficult, particularly trying to
Man it really kills me when I can’t/don’t want to finish a book but I just didn’t really gel with The Sunlight Pilgrims. It truly felt like a slog to read, despite what I think are really interesting characters. I loved that the author featured a transgender girl named Stella and allowed us to go
I have to hand it to Victoria Schwab, she has the keenest knack for making sure you’re stressed and thoroughly entertained as you flip through the pages of her books. I was a huge fan of the first two books in the Shades of Magic series so when I had the chance to pick up
There’s been a kind of interesting trend in the short story world in these past few years to center narratives around veterans and soldiers who fought in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. These Heroic, Happy Dead counts itself in that number. It’s comparable to Redeployment, the Phil Klay novel that I loved, but writer Luke Mogelson takes a
Two books that couldn’t be further from each other in terms of subject matter and genre feature in this new update to Le Noir Auteur Reads. First up is a jaunt M/M romance and second we have a non-fiction account of the nuclear age. The Pirate of Fathoms Deep by Megan Derr The Pirate of
I have been on a YA reading tear as of late and this installment of Le Noir Auteur Reads, I actually picked up books with protagonists who have the same name. They also happen to be behemoths in the YA world, so let’s dive in: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell I can see why Rainbow