Before I began reviewing books, one of the best titles I read was Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Since 2017, I’ve been wanting to read more of her novels. I finally did with her 2014 debut Everything I Never Told You. Today, I’m going to tell you everything about why I love that book.Continue reading “Everything I Never Told You Book Review”
Category Archives: Family Secrets
Sunny Side Up Book Review
Children’s books can easily be dismissed as being simple and easy to read. It’s as if adult readers think that every one of them is about lollipops and rainbows (and throw in some aliens, dinosaurs, and horses for good measure). However, not every juvenile title is intended to be that way. Some deal with heavyContinue reading “Sunny Side Up Book Review”
Dalva Book Review
Have you ever read a book in which it’s going good only until you get to a part that’s not? It doesn’t work for you for some reason, but everything else before and after are worth it. I’m sure that this has happened to me in the past, but not in the way I’ve experiencedContinue reading “Dalva Book Review”
Fall on Your Knees Book Review
Content warning: this review discusses sexual assault. There are certain books that are designed to shock people. They stuff in many things that mainstream society deems as (mostly) taboo in order to get a reaction out of readers. Whether or not they achieve long-term success depends on the plot, characters, and the writing itself. Let’sContinue reading “Fall on Your Knees Book Review”
Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book by NetGallery in exchange for an honest review. Growing up, I loved watching the animated Disney version of Peter Pan. I enjoyed seeing how he defeats Captain Hook. Also, he could fly! Since then, I realized that there are many ways to reinterpret the text.Continue reading “Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan Book Review”
Book Reviews From the Vault: The Summons
The Summons is the very first John Grisham book that I have ever read. Despite its flaws, I actually quite liked it and look forward to reading more of his books. In the past, I have only heard of John Grisham – an author known for his legal thrillers, but never read any of hisContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: The Summons”
The Child Book Review
One of the things that I didn’t realize when I was working on my review of The Widow by Fiona Barton was that it was the first in the Kate Waters trilogy. Since I liked Kate very much, it made me want to read the next book in the series, which has the most genericContinue reading “The Child Book Review”
The Widow Book Review
There are plenty of books that utilize multiple narrators. This device helps the book to be more balanced, in terms of perspectives. This is especially useful in both the suspense and mystery genres. Sometimes, however, this can be misused, as in supporting characters can be given too much attention, or the main character is notContinue reading “The Widow Book Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 