Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger In the grand tradition of “books with the word ‘girl’ in the title” this is a psychological thriller centered around independent but vulnerable women and mysterious dangerous men. Wren is young, beautiful, and wealthy, living in a Brooklyn brownstone and writing a popular advice column called “Dear Birdie.” Since …
Nov 15
Book Review: What Moves the Dead
T. Kingfisher is one of my go-to authors these days, so I snapped this one up even though it’s much shorter than her other works. The other reviewers said it’s a retelling of the Poe story “the Fall of the House of Usher,” a work I had not read. I read the spark notes for …
Oct 24
Book Review: Corruptible
Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us by Brian Klaas A friend of mine recommended this author to me based on a video interview Brian Klaas did on YouTube, so I bought the book based on that. It’s about systems of leadership: how we choose leaders, who seeks power, and what happens to …
Sep 28
Book Review: This is How You Lose the Time War
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar This book came recommended to me from various sources and it seemed like right up my alley: literary science fiction that defies tropes and conventions. Time travelers from two different factions alter timelines to lean reality towards their own end. Red’s faction is militaristic …
Aug 15
Book Review: The Rhythm of War
Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson This is the fourth book in the Stormlight Archive series, and like the others, is as hefty a book as one can expect from Brandon Sanderson. Dalinar has a minor plotline trying to win a war in somewhere or another, diplomating with the other kings and at one point, …