posts by Jennie:
This is an overdue roundup of what I’ve read; it’s also uninspiring, with seven of the ten books being C range. The theme is “books that I didn’t think were that good and also were kind of depressing.” Wanting Daisy Dead by Sue Watson This was an Amazon First Read. ... more >
I’m not sure how this book ended up on my reading device. It’s not the sort of book I read these days, but something made me open it up and once I started reading I was drawn in. Into the Blue opens in 2013 in New York – AJ Graves ... more >
Marketed as a “literary thriller” The God of the Woods features shifting timelines and multiple perspectives to tell the story of the disappearances of the two children of the affluent Van Laar family: eight-year old Bear in 1961, and his 13-year-old sister Barbara in 1975. The story opens in August ... more >
Dear Sarah Vacchiano: This was an Amazon First Read and I will start by saying it was one of the most successful selections I’ve read – I have kissed a lot of frogs with Amazon First Reads and if Soft Launch wasn’t quite a prince, it was at least a ... more >
I read these two books in succession a bit after Halloween – they weren’t exactly spooky season reads, but I had been consuming media about the Salem Witch Trials – among other historical witch trials and hysterias – around the holiday, and a friend suggested these two title to me. ... more >
I believe this is our first four-person review here at DA. Sirius, Jennie, Jayne and myself review Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver with reactions that run the gamut from “Loved it!” to “Couldn’t finish it.” We hope you’ll enjoy our review. –Janine Janine: Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik’s standalone follow-up to the ... more >