Court finished reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an …
Loved this
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Court rated The Night Guest: 5 stars
The Night Guest by Mary Robinette Kowal, Hildur Knutsdottir
Hildur Knutsdottir's The Night Guest is an eerie and ensnaring story set in contemporary Reykjavík that’s sure to keep you …
Court stopped reading The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
I like the idea but found the characters and prose uninteresting. Sorry.
Court rated Perfect Day to Be Alone: 4 stars
Court rated The Starless Sea: 5 stars
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground …
Court finished reading The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story …
I loved this so much
Court rated The Housekeeper and the Professor: 4 stars
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa, 小川洋子
He is a brilliant maths professor with a peculiar problem - ever since a traumatic head injury some seventeen years …
Court stopped reading Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
Around page 238 he says something like "nothing is for certain, you could die tomorrow", and I thought, you're right, and there's other books I actually enjoy reading, so I stopped. Sorry to my therapist.
Around page 238 he says something like "nothing is for certain, you could die tomorrow", and I thought, you're right, and there's other books I actually enjoy reading, so I stopped. Sorry to my therapist.
Court stopped reading The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
“Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I’m just a Jade. I’m not …
This has some really fun background and a really interesting concept, but I think it's for a younger reader. Would highly recommend to queer, especially trans teens
This has some really fun background and a really interesting concept, but I think it's for a younger reader. Would highly recommend to queer, especially trans teens
Court reviewed Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
great
5 stars
Loved him putting into light some of the additional horrors of pregnancy and childbirth that are intentionally hidden, as well as the everyday horrors we put women and girls through. The witchcraft was interestingly handled as neither completely threatening nor completely safe.
Court reviewed A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
A Man Called Ove (Swedish: En man som heter Ove, pronounced [ɛn ˈmanː sɔm ˈhěːtɛr …
he changes, but doesn't reflect
3 stars
Ove does grow and change, and there are nice parts about found family, but he never reflects on his rude and sometimes violent behavior. I mean he throws a hurt cat into a snowbank and it almost froze to death until someone else rescued it!
Court reviewed On Vanishing by Lynn Casteel Harper
thoughtful and kind reframing
5 stars
This is a well-written and compassionate reframing of dementia. Honestly very helpful