The Wednesday Blog for Books

Quick View Review Overall Rating: *** (4.8/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.7/5) One Sentence Review: Khaled Hosseini writes his characters to life, winding intimate plot and historical landmarks into their stories, expands the reader’s knowledge and understanding of life in the Middle East, and breaks our hearts while shining small rays of hope, all in a single, gorgeously composed novel. (Trigger Warning: vivid, grotesque descriptions of abuse such as rape, beatings, strangulation

Quick View Review Overall Rating: ***** (5/5) Goodreads Rating: **** (4.26/5) One Sentence Review: An absolutely amazing Mulan retelling that will have you picturing yourself in feudal Japan, I loved everything about this book, from the writing to the setting to the characters. Full Review: The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy,

Quick View Review Overall Rating: **** (4/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.1/5) One Sentence Review: A beautifully-written Phantom of the Opera continuation, this novel stole my breath away with its stunning setting, incredible characters, and page-turning plot. Full Review: Rune, whose voice has been compared to that of an angel, has a mysterious affliction linked to her talent that leaves her sick and drained at the end of every performance. Convinced creative direction will cure

Quick View Review: Overall Rating: **** (3.5/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.0/5) One Sentence Review: Although this book had its flaws, it’s definitely a unique retelling that added amazing twists to the original Beauty & the Beast story, and it’s a book I recommend to those who have just seen (and hopefully loved!) the new live action movie. Full Review: Beauty knows the Beast's forest in her bones--and in her blood. Though Yeva grew up with the city's highest aristocrats, far fr