Category: Reviews

  • The Mars House by Natasha Pulley – Book Review

    The Mars House by Natasha Pulley – Book Review

    Quick Synopsis – January, once a principal in London’s Royal Ballet, has become a refugee on Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. He is defined as his status as an Earthstronger, a person on Mars with 3x the strength of a naturalized Mars citizen. After a political visit goes awry, January finds himself thrust into…

  • Slow Noodles by Chantha Nguon – Book Review

    Slow Noodles by Chantha Nguon – Book Review

    Plot Synopsis –A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot’s genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother’s kitchen. Publication Date – Feb. 20, 2024 Rating – 5 out of 5 Stars ⭐ Support the…

  • All Our Yesterdays by Joel H. Morris Book Review

    All Our Yesterdays by Joel H. Morris Book Review

    Quick Synopsis – Set ten years before the events of Shakespeare’s historic play, about the ambition, power, and fate that define one of literature’s most notorious figures: Lady Macbeth. Song This Reminds Me Of – The Sound of Settling by Death Cab for Cutie Publication Date – March 12, 2024 Rating – 3 out of…

  • Pride and Preson Lin by Christina Hwang Dudley

    Pride and Preson Lin by Christina Hwang Dudley

    Quick Synopsis – In this modern-day retelling of Pride and Prejudice, the quick-witted and contrarian Lissie Cheng must navigate societal pressures and her growing attraction to the rich and enigmatic Preston Lin. Song This Reminds Me Of – Bad Habit By Steve Lacy Publication Date – March 19, 2024 Rating – 3 out of 5…