This book was everything I was looking for and more. Fandoms? Check. Cute girlfriends? Check. Fanfiction? Check. Accepting parents trying to be cool and supportive? Check. Overall, this is just a fun and feel good read, perfect for summer.
Cissa
Lou Bulosan-Nelson's plan to keep her mother in San Francisco by building a tiny house runs into some problems.
Sarah
You will fall in love with DeAngelis' characters and root for their impossible friendship across time. Perfect for fans of historical fiction, this spine-tingling paranormal novel is riveting.
Marika
If you've read Englander before prepare to be surprised - the writing is brilliant as usual, but unlike his previous work it's plot-driven and quite political - practically a thriller. As in his other work, the characters in the story struggle with empathy and conscience and moral ambiguity, but this time in a novel of today's Israel-Palestine with spies and generals and double crossing and informants. A compelling, non-stop read.
David
A formerly enslaved woman goes undercover in Virginia during the Civil War. Elle is prepared to fight, but not to fall in love with another secret agent.
Sarah
Here is a masterpiece of unusual substance. The author himself is a peculiar fellow (worth reading about), but this novel has been described as feeling "less like something you've read than something you've dreamed." It is just that. Haunting, mesmerizing prose that picks you up and leaves you suspended, making you care more about the aesthetic quest of the Australian plains than you ever dreamed possible. The Plains goes deep, exploring a world aesthetic, spiritual, and cosmic, all the while impossible to articulate.
Matthew
This sweeping feminist reimagining of King Lear is perfect for anyone looking to get sucked into a big book this summer.
Rebecca
Smart, surprising, quirky, humorous, and deeply emotional, this story of a PhD candidate in chemistry whose life is upended will resonate with readers who’ve had their own crisis. The short, snappy sections are perfect for reading in patches of sunshine- whether on the beach or during a stolen afternoon ice cream break.
Marika
This novel has been called haunting, poetic, complex, profound, lyrical – it’s a coming of age story under dark, disturbing and seemingly traumatic circumstances. However, this moody passionate novel shows how someone can survive abuse, trauma, and loss and emerge intact.
Nathan
Willowdean Dickson, or Dumplin' as her mom calls her, is an unapologetic fat girl who wants to challenge the way we look at beauty--by entering the beauty pageant run by her mom. Willowdean is my winner for sure.
April
