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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
A cookie cutter palate cleanser with corny plotlines and even corner dialogue, but somehow Yarros makes it work.
Maya Johansen
Jul 16, 20241 min read
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When I Sing, Mountains Dance- Irene SolÃ
One of the only times I condone judging a book by its cover. Solà 's beautiful short stories can convert even the most devout novel lover.
Maya Johansen
Jul 16, 20242 min read
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The Serpents and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
A palate cleanser should be refreshing and simple. This came through in the protagonist's frustrating simple-mindedness.
Maya Johansen
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
A provocative narrative on homosexuality written by a Black man? It's enough to send any conservative reader to an early grave.
Maya Johansen
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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Vicious by V.E Schwab
A novel for those who wonder if they were bitten by a spider or chucked off a building they'd suddenly develop superhuman abilities.
Maya Johansen
Jul 1, 20243 min read
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Notes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyÂ
In this chapter of 'Convoluted Russian Literature: is it pretentious and over-celebrated drivel or deserving of its infamy?' is Dostoevsky..
Maya Johansen
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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