Snappy, witty fantasy, best for experienced readers (mini-review) – #2 Locked Tomb
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why it Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux
Insightful exploration of Alcott’s classic novel & its continuing impact (mini-review)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Classic coming of age novel doesn’t disappoint (mini-review)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
The page-turning prequel to The Hunger Games (mini-review)
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Love in a Cold Climate meets The Gilmore Girls in 1930s New York (mini-review)
The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch
Gripping, page-turning Ground Hog Day #MeToo narrative (mini-review)
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo & Dani Pendergast
A graphic novel prequel for Shadow and Bone fans (mini-review)
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
Beautifully written retelling of ‘My Last Duchess’ (mini-review)
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt
Quirky, adults-only satire
The English Understand Wool by Helen de Witt
Hilarious satirical novella (mini-review)