Book Review Tuesday

Two Tuesday Reviews

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

This story about a man who’d built a bookshop on a barge in the Seine, but it’s also about finding a book to meet each purchaser’s emotional needs, and about the bookseller’s journey to meet his own. Lyrically written about heartache and loss and the possibilities of new beginnings, this book is filled with interesting characters and beautiful scenery. Probably not for everyone, but I enjoyed it.

Trust a Few: Haruspex Trilogy part 1 by E. M. Swift-Hook

Every main character in this story has an agenda and a viewpoint and they manipulate the others to give twists and turns to the plot as we see the story play out. Each of the characters has a complex backstory that contributes to how they interact. I’ll admit I didn’t love all of them equally, but they were interesting, flawed individuals. I’m looking forward to reading more about them.

Book Review Tuesday

Can't believe I haven't posted this review here: The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemison

Deserving of ten stars

Jemisin has created a weird and terrible and wondrous world. Her masterful use of second person POV and present tense let the reader experience what happens to Essun and everything she does. I'm looking forward to reading the concluding novel in the series. I'm obsessed with the story. I can understand why the books have received so many awards and nominations.

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This is the latest book I read to give the author a review:

Necrotic City – by Leland Lydecker

Heroes can be Heroes

Adrian is a Hero in every sense of the word but because he takes his oath to help others seriously, it gets him into trouble, especially in a city where the rich and powerful live at the top, and when folks are downgraded socially and economically, they’re literally downgraded to lower levels of the city. The familiar idea of creating classes based on wealth is dressed up with great world building and engaging characters. I enjoyed this story and hope there’s a sequel so I can find out what happened to Adrian and the others who escape the city.