Book Reviews

This is a catch-all place where I put all the reviews I’ve made of literary pieces I’ve consumed in the past (including novels, novellas, articles, short stories, poems, comics, etc.). Reviews are arranged by author, in alphabetical order.

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FICTION

A

• Acker, Ben – Cut and Run – 5/5

B

• Bardugo, Leigh – Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) – 5/5
• Berg, Ali and Kalus, Michelle – While You Were Reading – 5/5
• Bob-Waksberg, Raphael – Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory – 4.5/5

C

• Cass, Kiera – Selection, The (Series Review, Books 1 to 3) – 3/5
• Cho, Zen – Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, The – 5/5
• Chokshi, Roshani – Silvered Serpents, The (The Gilded Wolves, #2) – 5/5
• Chokshi, Roshani – Star Maiden, The (Short Story) – 4/5
• Choo, Yangsze – Ghost Bride, The – 5/5
• Chupeco, Rin – Never Tilting World, The (The Never Tilting World, #1) – 4/5

E

• El-Mohtar, Amal and Gladstone, Max – This is How You Lose The Time War – 5/5; Reading Diary

H

• Han, Jenny – Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All The Boy’s I’ve Loved Before, #3) – 4/5
• Henry, Emily – Beach Read – 5/5

J

• Jimenez, Abby – Happy Ever After Playlist, The (The Friend Zone, #2) – 4/5

K

• Khoury, Jessica – Forbidden Wish, The (The Forbidden Wish, #1) – 4/5
• Kwan, Kevin – China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2) – 4/5
• Kwan, Kevin – Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) – 4/5

L

• Lee, Fonda – Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2) – 5/5

M

• McFarlene, Mhairi – If I Never Met You – 5/5
• Moreno-Garcia, Silvia – Mexican Gothic – 5/5
• Morgenstern, Erin – Starless Sea, The – 5/5
• Murakami, Haruki – Sputnik Sweetheart – 5/5
• Murakami, Haruki – Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, The – 4.5/5

P

• Plath, Sylvia – Bell Jar, The – 4/5 (Reading Diary)

R

• Riordan, Rick – Lightning Thief, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) – 4/5
• Rogerson, Margaret – Enchantment of Ravens, An – 4/5

S

• Shekar, Madhuri – Evil Eye – 5/5
• St. Armant, Ashli – Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons – 3/5

T

• Tartt, Donna – The Secret History – 5/5

W

• Wang, M.L – Sword of Kaigen, The (Theonite, 0.5) – 5/5

Y

• Yanagihara, Hanya – Little Life, A – 5/5 ; Reading Diary
• Yang, J.Y. – Black Tides of Heaven, The (Tensorate, #1) – 4/5
• Yee, F.C. – Epic Crush of Genie Lo, The (The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, #1) – 4/5
• Yee, F.C. – Rise of Kyoshi, The (The Kyoshi Novels, #1) – 4/5

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NON FICTION

• Carnegie, Dale – How to Win Friends and Influence People – 5/5
• Clear, James – Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – 4/5
• Fine, Debra – The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills and Leave a Positive Impression! – 5/5
• Gladwell, Malcolm – Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know – 5/5
• Gottlieb, Lori – Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – 5/5
• Kleon, Austin – Show You Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon – 4/5
• Obama, Michelle – Becoming – 5/5
• Patterson, Kerry; Grenny, Joseph; McMillan, Ron; Switzler, Al – Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High – 5/5
• Pollan, Michael – Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World – 4/5
• Vanderkam, Laura – What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings – 3/5