The Mare (the girl)

Having read Horse, by Geraldine Brooks, a few months back, when someone recommended the book The Mare, by Mary Gaitskill, I was primed to read it, especially because the teenage main character was named Velvet, immediately transporting me… Read More

Category: Coming of age, Literary Fiction, Socially engaged fictionTags: , ,

Three hours in June?

I just finished Anne Tyler’s book Three Days in June. I picked it up because it kept popping up everywhere on people’s faves lists; I knew I had read Tyler before, but it was so long ago that… Read More

Category: Realistic Fiction, Relationship FictionTags: ,

Cream of the crop

I wasn’t going to post any further about my sojourn in the land of Regency Romance, but the last Heyer I reread was so delightful that I just have to share. I have previously mentioned a list of… Read More

Category: Coming of age, Historical, RomanceTags: ,

Escape from…

I have a number of books on my “TBR” list, but about a week and a half ago I decided to forego all of them for now and retreat into pure denial of everything that’s happening in the… Read More

Category: Favorite quotes, Historical, RomanceTags: , ,

Boarding-school books

I’m off on my own personal nostalgia kick right now, re-reading Georgette Heyer novels to escape from the depressing real world of politics and sub-optimum health. But on one of the book-lovers’ pages on Facebook, a mom was… Read More

Category: Children's fiction, Classics, Coming of age, Dystopian, Fantasy, Genres, Magical realism, Mainstream fiction, Mystery, Paranormal, Realistic Fiction, Socially engaged fiction, Young Adult FictionTags: , , ,

Part of Your World #1

I reviewed Abby Jimenez’s book Just for the Summer in February, noting that it was the third volume of a loose trilogy without a through-story; the books simply share a few characters. This week I picked up the… Read More

Category: Chick lit, Magical realism, Relationship Fiction, RomanceTags: ,

#Momspringa

I wanted to continue the more lighthearted mood engendered by The Road to Roswell but wasn’t wanting more science fiction, so I decided instead to look for an entry in the “relationship fiction” category. I couldn’t find an… Read More

Category: Chick lit, Relationship FictionTags: ,

Indy lassoes some humans

I just read a book recommended to me by my friend Kim, who is as much (or more?) a fan of science fiction writer Connie Willis as I am. I hadn’t heard of this one (and apparently of… Read More

Category: Humor, Science FictionTags: ,

Momfluencers

What kind of word is THAT? Ask Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of the thriller You Will Never Be Me. The book is set in the worst cliché-ridden version of Los Angeles (as a 52-year resident of this city,… Read More

Category: Chick lit, Relationship Fiction, Satire, Socially engaged fiction, SuspenseTags: ,

Horse

Although I started out as a little girl who liked dolls, as I got older I turned into a horse fan(atic). (My mother continued to collect Madame Alexander dolls on my behalf long after my interest waned.) I… Read More

Category: Coming of age, Historical, Socially engaged fictionTags:

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