The Veil of Gold and Enchantment share several similarities: –Both take place in Russia. –Both have time travel as a central theme in their plots. –Both are fantasies –And both were my favorite books the year I read them. My favorite genre is Science Fiction and Fantasy (SF/F) and time travel stories is one of […]
The Witch House of Persimmon Point
The Witch of Little Italy by Suzanne Palmieri is the beginning of a family saga that started with Eleanor Amore returning to The Bronx in New York City pregnant and looking to reconnect with the family she left. Because I connected so deeply with this book, The Witch of Little Italy is my favorite of […]
Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce is a speculative fiction author I’ve read many times. He is well worth a look. Image from:Wikipedia Some Kind of Fairy TaleFor twenty years, Tara Martin has been missing. Her family had given up all hope of ever seeing her again. Then on one Christmas day she reappears looking not a day older […]
What Do You Do With A Problem
I’m so happy to see that more books are being written with a focus on children solving their “problems” with finding the gift instead of focusing on the “problem.” What Do You Do With A Problem The illustrations in this allegory are perfect for the story as they are drawn as an ominous shadow, a […]
Ash by Malinda Lo
AshMelinda Lo Ash is a retelling of Cinderella and in the right hands, retellings can be amazing, just as Ash was. I LOVED the twist that the author made to give this enduring fairy tale a modern take. One of the huge advantages of working in a public library is the constant flow of books […]
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway happens to be one of my favorite “classic” writers. I believe I’ve read most of his novels at least two times over. Image from:Pixabay Of course, everyone knows:The Old Man and the Sea as that is one of the ubiquitous books everyone should have read by the time they graduate from high school. It […]