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Review: Into Shadow Collection

"The Garden" by Tomi Champion-Adeyemi Genre: Fantasy Description: "In this dreamlike short story told in alternating prose and verse,...

Critical Review: "Cult Classic" by Sloane Crosby

Claire Quarterman

May 42 min read

Critical Review: "Cult Classic" by Sloane Crosby

Quick Summary Type: Novel, audiobook Genre: Literary, mystery Back Cover: "One night in Chinatown: Our heroine, Lola, is at a work...

Critical Review: "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Claire Quarterman

May 32 min read

Critical Review: "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Quick Summary Type: Novel Genre: Contemporary, thriller Back Cover: "Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every...

Review: "The Brutal Telling" by Louise Penny

Claire Quarterman

May 22 min read

Review: "The Brutal Telling" by Louise Penny

Quick Summary Type: Novel, book 5 of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Genre: Crime, mystery Back Cover: "Chaos is coming, old son. With...

Review: "Our Best Intentions" by Vibhuti Jain

Claire Quarterman

May 22 min read

Review: "Our Best Intentions" by Vibhuti Jain

Quick Summary Type: Novel Genre: Mystery, thriller, contemporary Back Cover: "Babur “Bobby” Singh, single parent and owner of fledging...

Rant Review: "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline

Claire Quarterman

Apr 113 min read

Rant Review: "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline

Quick Summary Type: Novel Genre: Science fiction, dystopian Back Cover: "A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready?...

Rant Review: "The Tip Line" by Vanessa Cuti

Claire Quarterman

Mar 283 min read

Rant Review: "The Tip Line" by Vanessa Cuti

Quick Summary Type: Audiobook Genre: Mystery, thriller, romance Back Cover: "Perfect for fans of Hannah Morrissey and May Cobb, Vanessa...

Claire Quarterman

Mar 282 min read

Rave Review: "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer

Quick Summary Type: Novel, book 1 of The Lunar Chronicles Genre: Fantasy, science fiction Back Cover: "Humans and androids crowd the...

Claire Quarterman

Jan 201 min read

Personal

My 2024 Reading Goals

My official Goodreads reading goal this year is, like last year, 100 books. It's a big number, but twenty days into the new year I've...

Claire Quarterman

Dec 31, 20238 min read

Personal

My Year in Books: 2023

In April of this year, I decided I would get back into reading. I used to read a lot back when I was a kid - before high school and...

Rave Review: "La Gloire de mon père" by Marcel Pagnol

Claire Quarterman

Dec 31, 20232 min read

Rave Review: "La Gloire de mon père" by Marcel Pagnol

Quick Summary Type: Memoir, book 1 of Souvenirs d'enfance Genre: Classics, literary, contemporary Back Cover: "Bathed in the warm clarity...

Rave Review: "Bad Blood" by John Carreyrou

Claire Quarterman

Dec 31, 20232 min read

Rave Review: "Bad Blood" by John Carreyrou

Quick Summary Type: Nonfiction exposé, audiobook Genre: Business, health, true crime Back Cover: "The full inside story of the...

Critical Review: "The Pale Blue Eye" by Louis Bayard

Claire Quarterman

Dec 31, 20233 min read

Critical Review: "The Pale Blue Eye" by Louis Bayard

Quick Summary Type: Novel, audiobook Genre: Historical fiction, mystery Back Cover: "At West Point Academy in 1830, the calm of an...

Rave Review: "Ascension" by Nicholas Binge

Claire Quarterman

Dec 31, 20232 min read

Rave Review: "Ascension" by Nicholas Binge

Quick Summary Type: Novel Genre: Horror, science fiction, thriller Back Cover: "An enormous snow-covered mountain has appeared in the...

Rave Review: "When No One is Watching" by Alyssa Cole

Claire Quarterman

Dec 31, 20232 min read

Rave Review: "When No One is Watching" by Alyssa Cole

Quick Summary Type: Novel Genre: Thriller, mystery, horror Back Cover: "Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved...

Claire Quarterman

Dec 31, 20232 min read

Review: "The Last Word" by Taylor Adams

Quick Summary Type: Novel Genre: Thriller, mystery, horror Back Cover: "After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote...

Rave Review: "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Claire Quarterman

Dec 30, 20232 min read

Rave Review: "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Quick Summary Type: Novel Genre: Fantasy, humor Back Cover: "According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter - the world's...

Rant Review: "You Shouldn't Have Come Here" by Jeneva Rose

Claire Quarterman

Dec 28, 20232 min read

Rant Review: "You Shouldn't Have Come Here" by Jeneva Rose

Quick Summary Type: Novel Genre: Thriller, romance Back Cover: "Grace Evans, an overworked New Yorker looking for a total escape from her...

Rave Review: "Ace of Spades" by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Claire Quarterman

Dec 27, 20232 min read