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WINTER'S HEART (The Wheel of Time #9) by Robert Jordan ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is clearly the epic of epics. Even during the rough parts, the dense and the unnecessary, it’s impossible not to see it.
Mar 26, 20212 min read


HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD: INSIDE THE MIND OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY by Robert Kolker ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I wouldn’t have guessed a true story about mental illness, genetics, and science could hold my attention so effectively, but this did.
Feb 14, 20212 min read


THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V.E. Schwab ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The idea is enchanting, to say the least.
Feb 1, 20211 min read


THE PATH OF DAGGERS (The Wheel of Time #8) by Robert Jordan ⭐⭐⭐
Phew. Another one down, and I’m feeling the burn.
Jan 17, 20212 min read


Year in Review - 2020
Finally bringing this rollercoaster of a year to an end.
Dec 31, 20203 min read


THE SCARECROW (JACK MCEVOY #2) by Michael Connelly ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This guy’s got the mystery chops promised on the back cover.
Dec 27, 20201 min read


ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT by Stephen King ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Amongst the points and anecdotes and advice, it all boils down to one thing: just sit down and do the dang thing.
Dec 22, 20201 min read


A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stuck in one place for an unnatural, unending period of time — yep, this couldn’t have been a more appropriately timed book.
Dec 16, 20202 min read


A CROWN OF SWORDS (The Wheel of Time #7) by Robert Jordan ⭐⭐⭐⭐
How do I feel at the halfway point? As expected, not every book is a winner, but the overall tale is.
Dec 4, 20202 min read


THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger ⭐⭐⭐⭐
It’s fun in the same way the dangerous thrill of some youthfully rebellious act is laughable and melodramatic in retrospect.
Nov 9, 20201 min read




LORD OF CHAOS (The Wheel of Time #6) by Robert Jordan ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The finale is a major turning point in the series.
Oct 20, 20203 min read


THE COLOR OF LAW: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF HOW OUR GOVERNMENT SEGREGATED AMERICA by Richard Rothstein ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It’s dense, it’s thorough, and it’s drastically important.
Aug 23, 20202 min read


THE FIRE NEXT TIME by James Baldwin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words that sound so powerful today, but sting knowing they were meant to resonate 50 years ago.
Jul 6, 20201 min read


WHITE RAGE: THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH OF OUR RACIAL DIVIDE by Carol Anderson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This book will enrage you. And it should.
Jun 29, 20202 min read


I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK by Michelle McNamara ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In a book showcasing internet-sleuthing at its best, a woman lays out the case to track down one hell of a predator.
May 18, 20202 min read


THE FIRES OF HEAVEN (The Wheel of Time #5) by Robert Jordan ⭐⭐⭐
Coming in hot off the excitement of #4, this book cools things down to a level that’s repetitive and disappointing.
May 10, 20202 min read


THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A beautiful, heart-stopping and heart-aching course through the braids of time.
Apr 18, 20201 min read


THE SHADOW RISING (The Wheel of Time #4) by Robert Jordan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Forgive any doubts in book three -- we have boarded the hype train.
Apr 16, 20202 min read


THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN by Michael Crichton ⭐⭐⭐⭐
When quarantined from a global pandemic, you read books about threats to humanity.
Mar 28, 20201 min read
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