The Book of Two Ways
Jodi Picoult’s The Book of Two Ways drew me in with its premise involving Egyptology, long-lost love and multiple timelines. It’s one of those books that I knew right off the bat that I was a good reader for. In the story, the main character, Dawn, navigates two possible timelines for herself. There’s one where …
Ready Player Two
Coming soon (when available)! What to Know About Ready Player Two Ready Player Two will be released on November 24, 2020. Ready Player Two is the sequel to Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel, Ready Player One, which was adapted into a big blockbuster film by Steven Spielberg in 2018. Wil Wheaton narrates the audiobook for Ready …
Whereabouts
Coming soon (when available)! What to know about Whereabouts Whereabouts is set to be released on May 4th, 2021 by Knopf. It seems like a bit of an experimental project for Lahiri. She originally wrote this book in Italian, and then translated it herself into English. From an article about the book: “Feeling foreign in …
A Deadly Education
A Deadly Education (Scholomance #1), by Naomi Novik, is the first book from Novik’s planned Scholomance Trilogy. In Novik’s new series, the wizarding world is a dangerous one, full of monsters and creatures that feed on wizards and the power they possess. Meanwhile, El is a junior at the school who has unusually powerful natural …
News of the World
News of the World by Paulette Jiles was published back in 2017, but it’s a book I’ve been wanting to read for a while. It’s an uncomplicated and enjoyable read that transports you Reconstruction-era Texas with an easy swagger and charming drawl. For historical fiction fans, it works in a lot of detail about the …