The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller NOTE: I’m assuming a basic level of familiarity with Greek mythology. I’m not rehashing the Trojan War. If the names and vocabulary are confusing,…
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Impostor Syndrome Kathy Wang You’re off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be spoilers. Welp, looks like we’ve finally found out what happens when two Russian spies and…
Harrow the Ninth Tamsyn Muir You’re off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be major spoilers. Other reviews in this series can be found here. Yes, okay, Gideon…
Gideon the Ninth Tamsyn Muir You’re off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be spoilers. Other reviews in this series can be found here. When was the last…
The Lost Queen Signe Pike You’re off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be spoilers. Other reviews in this series can be found here. If there’s one thing…
Macbeth Jo Nesbø Translated by Don Bartlett You’re off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be spoilers (but fewer than usual, because I try really really hard not to…
How Much of These Hills Is Gold C Pam Zhang A note about the spoilers: While my usual practice is to spoil everything in sight, that’s not going to work…
Girls Made of Snow and Glass Melissa Bashardoust You’re off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be spoilers. Okay, I’m still not a romance fan. Having now read…
The Book of Night Women Marlon James Before we get started, a couple of notes: This is not an all-inclusive review. Missing details and earlier thoughts can be found here….
The Part About the Dragon Was (Mostly) True Sean Gibson NOTE: I read an advance reader copy. The book will be published December 15, 2020. I’ll admit I had my…