Category: Book Reviews
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“Everything I know About Love” Review – Parties, Gossip, and Tottenham Court Road
You know when you meet someone for the first time and you start talking and then suddenly two hours have passed and you know their whole life story and they feel like a best friend? Reading “Everything I Know About Love” feels exactly like that. Dolly Alderton’s memoir is a love letter to her twenties,…
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“As Good as Dead” Review – Duct Tape, Murder, and Lies
Holly Jackson’s “As Good as Dead” stands as the third and final book in the “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” series, following the young investigator Pip Fitz-Amobi. What initially draws readers to this series is Pip’s intelligence, fearlessness, and relatable modern-day Nancy Drew demeanor. However, in this final installment, the narrative takes a sharp…
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“Good Girl, Bad Blood” Review – Podcasts, Catfishing, and Rage.
Holly Jackson’s “Good Girl, Bad Blood” successfully joins the rare league of sequels that manage to live up to the first book. The second installment in the “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” series picks up right where the first book leaves off. After unraveling the mystery of Andie Bell’s disappearance, Pippa Fitz-Amobi, or Pip,…
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“Iron Flame” Review– War, Revolution, and Teenage Dragons
Rebecca Yarros continues the story of Violet Sorrengail in “Iron Flame,” the second installment of the Empyrean series. After the events of “Fourth Wing,” Violet finds herself thrust into the revolution led by Xaden Riorson. However, in order to contribute to the cause, she must return to Basgiath War College and complete her second year.…
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“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” Review – Murder, Secrets, and Plot Twists
Holly Jackson’s debut novel, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,” offers a riveting and engrossing young adult mystery. The book follows Pippa Fitz-Amobi, a high school senior who takes on an ambitious capstone project investigating the murder of Andie Bell, a case that shook her small town five years earlier. Despite the accused, Sal Singh,…
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“Fourth Wing” Review– Dragons, College, and Info-dumps
The craze for “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros is something the book world hasn’t seen since “Harry Potter.” First editions of the book flew off the shelves within weeks of publication, and it took weeks for more to be published, creating months-long waitlists for readers hoping to get a copy. During this time, copies sold…
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