Category: Reviews

  • The Antiquarian’s Object of Desire by India Holton – Book Review

    The Antiquarian’s Object of Desire by India Holton – Book Review

    Quick Synopsis – Magical-antique experts Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling have been best friends forever, although lately each has begun secretly wishing for more than friendship. But when rumors about their relationship spread, they’re forced to fake being enemies to protect their reputations and keep their jobs. The resulting arguments spark havoc across Oxford University,…

  • Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell – Book Review

    Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell – Book Review

    Quick Synopsis – Everybody knows that Cherry’s husband, Tom, is in Hollywood making a movie. Almost nobody knows that he isn’t coming home. Tom is the creator of Thursday—a semi-autobiographical webcomic that’s become an international phenomenon. That means there’s a character in this movie based on Cherry . . . “Baby.” Wide-hipped, heavy-chested, double-chinned Baby.…

  • We Call Them Witches by India-Rose Bower – Book Review

    We Call Them Witches by India-Rose Bower – Book Review

    Plot Synopsis – Two years ago, monstrous beings tore through Britain, leaving few survivors. Now Sara and her family live on the run, relying on scraps of folklore and fading pagan rituals to stay safe from the eldritch creatures they call “witches”. Then a strange girl appears in the garden of their current camp. Her…

  • The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer – Book Review

    The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer – Book Review

    Quick Synopsis – Rainy March is a proud, third-generation Book Witch, sworn to defend works of fiction from all foes real and imaginary. With her magical umbrella and feline familiar, she jumps in and out of novels to fix malicious alterations and rogue heroes like a modern-day magical Nancy Drew. Book Witches live by a…