I picked this book up because I enjoyed Labyrinth Lost by this author. That was a YA book and this is her first adult novel. I’m a huge fan of stories with magical houses and gardens. I was hooked as […]
The Enchanted Garden Cafe
I was drawn immediately to this story because of the description of a woman spending her life trying to be the grown-up in her mother’s life. The Enchanted Garden Cafe is the kind of place where there are acoustic music […]
Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop
Vanessa Yu is part of a huge and successful family. She’s an accountant in the family firm. She’s been able to make prophecies since she was a child. She’s also the last of her cousins to be unmarried. All of […]
The Underground Railroad
Georgia Georgia functions like a typical slave state. There are large plantations that house many slaves. Cora was born here and has been on her own since her mother escaped when Cora was nine. All she has of her own […]
A Dystopian Novel that is all too probable – Ink
Oh. My. God. Just go get this book and read it. What is scary about this book is that the dystopian scenario is so possible. It starts with anyone whose family has recently immigrated to the United States being required […]
Of Things Gone Astray by Janina Matthewson
Mrs Featherby lost her front wall. Delia has lost her sense of direction. Now anytime she wants to go somewhere she can’t get there. Marcus is a pianist whose piano keys have disappeared. Robert lost his job. He didn’t get […]
The God Who Begat a Jackal by Nega Mezlekia
Aster is the only child of feudal warlord in Ethiopia. Â Her father values her because he spent a lot of money to make all the sacrifices to the gods needed to get her. Â Even when she starts being a bit […]
The Angel of Losses by Stephanie Feldman
The Angel of Losses by Stephanie Feldman Fiction, magical realism Years ago, Eli Burke told his grand daughters, Marjorie and Holly, stories about the magical White Rebbe. As adults, Marjorie is studying instances of the Wandering Jew in literature and […]
