by envisionmg | Jan 26, 2023 | Alissa Recommends, Fiction, Literary Fiction
I have fallen into the habit of pre-ordering books that I am excited to read, and then they show up on my Kindle and I do not remember exactly why I ordered them. This means that I am reading books without preconceptions or specific expectations, and I am enjoying...
by envisionmg | Dec 19, 2022 | All Kinds of Lives, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Movie Review, Music Review, Non-fiction, Sci - Fi, Self-Help, Shilpa Reviews, YA, YA Fiction
All Kinds of Lives (December 2022) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
by envisionmg | Dec 15, 2022 | Alissa Reviews, Fiction, Literary Fiction
I am not going to look back through my previous reviews to see how many books I have declared are the “best book I have read all year,” or “all-time top ten favorite,” but as I am prone to hyperbole, I think a lot of books share this “honor.” And when I declare it, I...
by envisionmg | Nov 21, 2022 | All Kinds of Lives, cookbooks, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Max Reviews, Movie Review, Noelle Reviews, Non-fiction, Poetry, Shilpa Reviews, TV Show Review, YA Fiction
All Kinds of Lives (November 2022) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
by envisionmg | May 16, 2018 | Fiction, Literary Fiction, Michelle Recommends
“In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child–not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers...
by envisionmg | Nov 2, 2017 | Fiction, Literary Fiction, Rachel Reviews
This look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, once the United States, an oppressive world where women are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long as they are viable for reproduction. The Handmaid’s Tale...
