by envisionmg | Nov 11, 2021 | Rachel Reviews
The Massachusetts Book Awards recognize significant works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s/young adult literature published by current Commonwealth residents. As a judge for the 21st Annual Awards, I’ve been tasked with reading all fourteen fiction...
by envisionmg | Aug 16, 2021 | Fiction, Rachel Reviews
Compared to both The Stepford Wives and Get Out, Harris’s debut is a tense psychological thriller that had me compelled from the start. Set over a few months, The Other Black Girl follows editorial assistant Nella after she’s introduced to her new cubicle neighbor...
by envisionmg | Aug 9, 2021 | Fiction, Rachel Reviews
Ghosts starts and ends on Nina Dean’s birthday but, in between, the reader gets to spend a year in the life of someone trying to figure it out. She falls in love and also out of it, she starts arguments and then reconciles them, she struggles and makes mistakes...
by envisionmg | Apr 26, 2021 | Fiction, Rachel Reviews
The Ex Talk—two rival coworkers pretend to be exes in lieu of unemployment!—is a fresh take on enemies-to-lovers with that certain charm I loved in Today Tonight Tomorrow. The addition of Shay’s personal life and her feelings of inadequacy, imposter syndrome, and...
by envisionmg | Dec 14, 2020 | Fiction, Rachel Reviews
I’ve been, shall we say… intrigued by the book cover for The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires since I first heard about it back in February, and then even more so when I realized that Grady Hendrix was the author of a handful of books that have piqued my...
by envisionmg | Oct 22, 2019 | Rachel Reviews
When it comes to being social, Athena Graves is far more comfortable creating a mix tape than she is talking to cute boys—or anyone, for that matter—and her staunchly feminist views and love of punk rock aren’t exactly mainstream at her conservative Catholic high...
