The Law of Birthdays is a very smart book about free will and the importance of respecting other people’s choices. Using a simple example of a cake, Brenna Jeanneret illustrates how other people feel when their choice is taken away from them. It is a funny and tender story and the illustrations are truly beautiful.
From the author of the cult hit Boy Parts comes a chilling, brilliantly told story of murder among a group of teenage girls—a powerful and disturbing novel as piercing in its portrait of young women as Emma Cline’s The Girls.
"What a curious, quiet little book. Garner Hayes is a young man, working in an unnamed city as a waiter in an upscale Italian restaurant. Then he becomes aware of a beautiful dark-haired man... I readily embraced the book’s low-key quirky manner. 4 stars."
A DELICATELY HAUNTING THAI novel unfolds like a late-night story from its protagonist, a monk in his 90s telling tales of his youth in the remote jungles of the late 19th century, where tigers and crocodiles lurked in the darkness. Stunning. A MINUS
Neat Nick’s Big Mess is an adorable picture book focusing on OCD and anxiety.
Chad Otis’ illustrations and story are charming and warm. I just fell in love with this friendly big dog. It is a wonderful story full of love and friendship that young readers, especially dog lovers, will adore !
I love the originality of this boardbook ! It is colorful, it is fun and the characters are really cute ! The child is invited to visit a museum, along with a group of friendly animals. Gigi, an eccentric giraffe, guides the group in the different galleries : between colors and art styles young readers discover an explosion of pigments and artistic themes.
James Nestor's stories may be a bit hyperbolic, but the fundamental points he drives in his #nonfiction#book, #Breath, are nonetheless eye-opening (and nose-opening).
For readers of Adriana Trigiani, Susan Meissner, and Elena Ferrante, an unbreakable, life-changing friendship will lead two young girls from different worlds to rebel against the injustice they face in 1930s Italy.
I love books! I have a #wishlist The proceeds go toward supporting indie #book sellers.
I probably don't have a right to ask for anything more this month, given how kind everyone has been in keeping me housed. Just gonna put this here anyway. 🥹
Charming and poetic biography about Else Bostelmann, an artist who painted underwater wonders in the 1930s. Pioneering woman artist, she combined art and science, helping in expeditions for the NY Zoological Society’s Department of Tropical Research.
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror#books far & wide.
💙📚 HOT DEMON BITCHES NEAR YOU from J.E. Erickson is an exuberant blast of gore & grue. The Horrors are heavy here, but balanced with deliciously devilish delights & a LOT of heart. (Lots of OTHER body parts, too.) You'll be disturbed, delighted, horrified- but also cackling. HELL, yeah! (Self-published)
I forgot to mention I got my kobo ebook reader today!!
See if you can spot any interesting books! Also, please feel free to recommend me some! I have read in ages so I’m trying to find my groove when it comes to reading books!
INTERTWINED NARRATIVES OF MOTHERHOOD and madness weave a subtly unsettling spell in this little gem of a novel of psychological horror and suspense. B PLUS
A tired man is already in the grip of death and insanity … A sane man is … fully awake. As he grows tired, he loses his ability to rise above dreams and delusions, and life becomes steadily more chaotic.
All This I Promise explores everything from the end of British rule in India to the foundation of the United Nations, and the crucial role that monarchy played in the ever-shifting era.