by envisionmg | Dec 8, 2022 | Alissa Reviews, Fiction
Here is a book that jumped up to the top of my favorite-books-of-2022 list, and I doubt that I will read another book this year that will nudge it out of first place. The story has small-town, heartwarming appeal and has multiple narrators/perspectives; my favorite...
by envisionmg | Dec 5, 2022 | Alissa Reviews, Fiction
Meena Dave, the main character in Namrata Patel’s novel The Candid Life of Meena Dave, is a photojournalist and traveler. Meena allows her photography to lead her in her journeys, and prefers to live without a home base, without roots, and with no long-term...
by envisionmg | Dec 1, 2022 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Max Reviews, YA, YA Fiction
I was excited when The Great Gatsby entered the public domain last year, and Anna-Marie McLemore’s Self-Made Boys did not disappoint! This young adult remix of The Great Gatsby provides layers of complexity and nuance to the familiar characters and story. This...
by envisionmg | Nov 28, 2022 | Alissa Reviews, Fiction
Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting is told from multiple perspectives, from the viewpoints of a group of strangers who ride the train every day, yet never interact. They have all noticed each other, and even have nicknames for each person, based on their...
by envisionmg | Nov 17, 2022 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Romance, Staff Picks, YA, YA Fiction
November is Native American Heritage Month. The National Congress of American Indians tells us: [t]he month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is...
by envisionmg | Nov 14, 2022 | Alissa Reviews, Fiction
I spent the week before Elin Hilderbrand’s latest novel came out trying to arrange my reading schedule to finish a book the night before The Hotel Nantucket showed up on my Kindle. I miscalculated, as always, but I came close. I really enjoyed The Hotel Nantucket, but...
