The Queens of Innis Lear

When I first saw this book, I knew it was for me. The title and cover alone might have even been enough. But then I read that it was a retelling of King Lear (which I haven’t read since high school, so I’m fuzzy on the details, but I am a huge fan of retellings…

Fruit of the Drunken Tree

This was the inaugural book for #readacrossinstagram, co-sponsored by @saltwaterreads, @litonhst, and @words.between.worlds. So essentially everyone who participates in any or all of those three bookstagram-based book clubs would be reading the same book, altogether, this month. First, what a heartwarming use of technology and digital (book-related) community! And second, what an amazing book choice…

Girls Burn Brighter

This one got a lot of positive pre-release pub…and all of it said get ready to have your heart broken. I’m not always in the mood for that, so I waited. Because to appreciate a story like this, you need to be ready. But I knew that eventually I wanted to read it because that…