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Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
Summer Sons is very much a vibes-driven novel that would not exist without Maggie Stiefvater’s The Dream Thieves. From the aesthetics permeating the story to the combative & codependent character dynamics, Summer Sons share a lot of similarities with that book. Lee Mandelo’s older cast of characters however allow for them to employ an edgier…
3.5 STARS, 3rd pov, academia, Adult, America, AMERICAN AUTHOR, atmospheric, bi side characters, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, cars, coming of age, Contemporary, curses, DEATH, FANTASY, friendships, gay side characters, ghosts/spirits, GOTHIC, history, HORROR, identity, it’s about the *aesthetics*, Lee Mandelo, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, M/F/M side, m/m, MURDER, My reviews, MYSTERY, nashville, NEW ADULT, PARANORMAL, polyamory, published in 2021, queer, read in 2022, reading, SEXUALITY, Southern America, southern gothic, summer reads, Summer Sons, SUPERNATURAL, tennessee, toxic relationships, trans side characters, trauma, UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE -
These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett
“As it turned out, Sooki and I needed the same thing: to find someone who could see us as our best and most complete selves. Astonishing to come across such a friendship at this point in life. At any point in life.” Ann Patchett is easily one of my favourite authors of all time. The…
1st pov, 4.5 STARS, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, ANN PATCHETT, ART/CREATIVITY, beautiful prose, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, books about books, books about writers, BOOKS ON WRITING, California, Contemporary, DEATH, ESSAYS, fathers & daughters, favourite authors, female authors, female friendships, friendships, GRIEF, introspective, MEMOIR, MEMORY, My reviews, Nonfiction, pandemic, published in 2021, read in 2021, reading, tennessee, These Precious Days, These Precious Days: Essays -
The Travelers by Regina Porter
The cast of characters and locations at the start of Regina Porter’s The Travelers is a tiny bit daunting as they promise to cover a far wider scope than your usual family saga. The Travelers explores the lives of characters who are either related, sometimes distantly, or connected in less obvious ways. Porter’s switches between…
1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 20th century, 4 STARS, abuse, ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Berlin, Brittany, CHILDHOOD, class, Contemporary, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), f/f side, family, FAMILY SAGA, female authors, FRANCE, friendships, georgia, Germany, HISTORICAL FICTION, identity, interconnected stories, intergenerational, lesbian side characters, lgbtq+ side, LITERARY FICTION, MARRIAGE, MEMORY, new hampshire, NEW YORK, published in 2019, queer, RACE, rape, read in 2020, Regina Porter, sexual assault/abuse/rape, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, social issues, tennessee, terrific prose, The Travelers, travel, unrequited love, Vietnam, vietnam war, violence against women, war, war related ptsd, WWII -
American Gods by Neil Gaiman — book review
“Gods die. And when they truly die they are unmourned and unremembered. Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end.” It isn’t surprising that American Gods is regarded as one of the genre-bending novels of all time. Over the course of 500 pages Neil Gaiman deftly blends…
2000s, 3rd pov, 5 STARS, ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE, Adult, adventure, affairs, afterlife, ambiguous protagonist, America, American, American Gods, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, British author, Chicago, Contemporary, DEATH, Dreams, FANTASY, fathers & sons, favourite authors, FOLKLORE, gay side characters, gods, great storytelling, heist, HISTORICAL FICTION, history, Illinois, lgbtq+ side, MAGIC, MAGICAL REALISM, male authors, minnesota, MYSTERY, myths, Neil Gaiman, PARANORMAL, prison, published in 2001, re-reads, read in 2016, read in 2020, Religion, road trip, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, SPECULATIVE FICTION, story within a story, Storytelling, SUPERNATURAL, tennessee, URBAN FANTASY, violence, Wisconsin, zombies & undead -
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson — book review
“I had the children. They caught on fire. I had to keep them from catching on fire.” As soon as I read Kevin Wilson’s dedication (“for Ann Patchett”) I had a feeling that I was in for a treat (and I was right).There was something about Wilson’s surrealism that reminded me a bit of Charlie…
1990s, 20th century, 5 STARS, ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE, Adult, America, AMERICAN AUTHOR, BISEXUAL/PANSEXUAL, Booklr, favourite authors, friendships, HUMOR, Kevin Wilson, KIDS WITH POWERS, lgbtq+, LITERARY FICTION, MAGICAL REALISM, male authors, manor/big house, Nothing to See Here, parenting, published in 2019, queer, re-reads, READ IN 2019, read in 2021, sitter/au pair/governess, SLICE OF LIFE, Summer, summer reads, surreal, tennessee, unrequited love, uplifting reads, weird -
Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
Having enjoyed reading Stillhouse Lake, I was quite happy at the start of this sequel. Soon, sadly, I found myself skipping paragraphs, rolling my eyes, and wondering how I could have enjoyed the first instalment of this series. In Stillhouse Lake I liked Gwen and I found the fast-paced narrative to be rather gripping. Killman…
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Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
Having enjoyed reading Stillhouse Lake, I was quite happy at the start of this sequel. Soon, sadly, I found myself skipping paragraphs, rolling my eyes, and wondering how I could have enjoyed the first instalment of this series. In Stillhouse Lake I liked Gwen and I found the fast-paced narrative to be rather gripping. Killman…
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