In the vibrant, volatile court of Henry VIII, can even the most willful young woman direct her own fate and follow her heart in a world ruled by powerful men? Clever, headstrong Elizabeth Rose Camperdowne knows her duty. As the sole heiress to an old but impoverished noble family, Eliza ... more >
8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION…8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE. From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising comes a high-stakes, high-chemistry, sci-fi romp about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries. It’s ... more >
This highly anticipated sequel to The Will of the Many—one of 2023’s most lauded and bestselling fantasy novels—follows Vis as he grapples with a dangerous secret that could unravel history across alternate dimensions. Book two of the Hierarchy quartet. SPOILER FOR THE CLIFFHANGER ENDING OF THE FIRST BOOK AND FOR ... more >
Dear Suzanne Collins: I was an enthusiastic fan of The Hunger Games trilogy back in the day, and enjoyed the movies as well (maybe “enjoyed’ isn’t the right word for a series so fraught with tragedy though). The ending of Mockingjay (both book and movie) was a bit of a ... more >
Essex, New Hampshire, April 1775. Fifteen-year-old Sarah Barrett hates the mess of childbirth, yet she’s the unwilling apprentice to the town’s only midwife—her mother. She longs to be a writer like her father, who publishes the weekly Essex Journal. As the American Revolution heats up, his pro-British views turn the ... more >
I have had a decent reading year and this time I decided to do something a little different with the Best of the Year List. Usually I list the books on the list in no particular order, because I consider it too difficult a task to try and figure out ... more >