Rebecca’s Pick: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Jam knows that there used to be “monsters” in the city of Lucille – monsters being those who did harm to others – but the “angels” eradicated them…right? Jam discovers more than she could have imagined when she meets Pet, an eerie beast-like being born from a painting. Pet…
Category: Fiction
The Gifted School
Cori’s Pick: The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger Wow. What a timely read! This book was published in July of 2019 – which coincidentally was just a few months after the massive college admission cheating scandal of a couple of famous actresses (Ms Huffman, Ms Loughlin – we’re talkin’ about you). This is a juicy,…
Dry
Rebecca’s Pick: Dry by Jarrod & Neal Shusterman The California drought, dubbed the “Tap-Out,” has reached a boiling point. Tensions are high as people resort to desperate measures to find water. Alyssa finds herself right in the middle of the desperation with the added responsibility of taking care of her little brother, Garrett, since her…
The Herd
Cori’s Pick: The Herd by Andrea Bartz THE HERD is a glamorous, women-only co-working space in New York, founded by THE HERD’s fearless leader, Eleanor Walsh. Eleanor has surrounded herself with two of her best friends from childhood to make this co-working space a wild success and is flattered when a third friend moves back…
Love on Lexington Avenue
Cori’s Pick: Love on Lexington Avenue by Lauren Layne I’ve been reading some more ‘literary’ fiction lately and was feeling like I needed to change it up a bit. I picked up this book without realizing it was the second book of The Central Park Pact Series, so I read the series out of order. …
The Nugget
Bob’s Pick: The Nugget by P.T. Deutermann Tired of sitting at home with no place to go? When your feet can’t take you where you want to go, you’ll always have your mind (unless you don’t exercise it and lose it sitting at home) lol. Your mind gives you mobility that nothing else can….
Such a Fun Age
Cori’s Pick: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Have you read this book? I desperately need to chat with people about this book. Such a Fun Age is Kiley Reid’s debut novel and has received lots of hype, and rightly so. It is relevant in painting a portrait of race and class in contemporary…
The Hazel Wood
Rebecca’s Pick: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Alice has never met her maternal grandmother, famed author Althea Proserpine, though she’s dreamed of it often. Althea’s life, what little Alice knows of it, is as fairytale-esque as her stories and filled with a mysterious wonder that Alice longs to know more of – much to…
Deacon King Kong
Cori’s Pick: Deacon King Kong by James McBride Hands-down, this is the best book I have read all year. The synopsis: In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and in front…
Clariel
Rebecca’s Pick: Clariel by Garth Nix Prequel to the Abhorsen series, Clariel is set in the Old Kingdom, 600 years before the story of Sabriel, and told from the point of view of Clariel, daughter of an elite goldsmith who has both royal and Abhorsen in her bloodline. Clariel doesn’t want to follow the path…
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