Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 72
July 16, 2020
Nevada
“Nevada is the darkly comedic story of Maria Griffiths, a young trans woman living in New York City and trying to stay true to her punk values while working retail. When she finds out her girlfriend has lied to her, the world she thought she’d carefully built for herself begins to unravel, and Maria sets out on a journey that will most certainly change her forever.”
I am so confused by this book. How did it suck me in? How did I get so invested in it? Have you ever read a book and you fel...
July 15, 2020
Review: Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan
This was very charming!
Royal Rescue is the lovely story of a bunch of teens and a dragon overthrowing a nonsensical tradition of royal rescuers and rescuees. It’s also the story of an aromantic and asexual teen struggling with both the external prejudice he faces because of his identity as well as the internal consequences.
At age eighteen, when they become marriageable, all royal children in the Thousand Kingdoms must either go questing to rescue another royal or be hidden away to await resc...
July 14, 2020
The Only Good Indians
“The creeping horror of Paul Tremblay meets Tommy Orange’s There There in a dark novel of revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, Stephen Graham Jones.
Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an ...
July 13, 2020
Fangs
“Vamp is three hundred years old but in all that time, she has never met her match. This all changes one night in a bar when she meets a charming werewolf. FANGS chronicles the humor, sweetness, and awkwardness of meeting someone perfectly suited to you but also vastly different.”
I got an ARC of this book.
I am a fan of Anderson. I enjoy seeing her comics. I had started seeing bits of pieces of this on the meme app I have. The problem is, the pictures I saw pretty much were the best t...
Review: For Real by Alexis Hall
For Real is an incredible romance with prominent age-gap and BDSM themes, and both are handled extraordinarily.
Laurence Dalziel is worn down and washed up, and for him, the BDSM scene is all played out. Six years on from his last relationship, he’s pushing forty and tired of going through the motions of submission.
Then he meets Toby Finch. Nineteen years old. Fearless, fierce, and vulnerable. Everything Laurie can’t remember being.
Toby doesn’t know who he wants to be or what he wants to do. ...
July 9, 2020
Review: Not Dead Yet by Jenn Burke
This was tons of fun!
Dying isn’t what it used to be.
Wes Cooper was dead. Then he wasn’t—though he’s not exactly alive, either. As an immortal not-ghost, he can transition between this world and the otherplane, which makes him the perfect thief for hire. For seventy years he’s made a “living” returning items to their rightful owners, seeing his fair share of the bizarre in the process. But he’s never witnessed murder. Until now.
His latest mission brings him more than he bargained for: a very-...
July 6, 2020
Burn Our Bodies Down
“Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot’s questions about what came before. No history to hold on to. No relative to speak of. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along.
But that’s not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she just found the key she needs to get it: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Pointing her home. Only, when Margot gets there, it’s not what she barga...
The Tea Dragon Tapestry
“Join Greta and Minette once more for the heartwarming conclusion of the award-winning Tea Dragon series!
Over a year since being entrusted with Ginseng’s care, Greta still can’t chase away the cloud of mourning that hangs over the timid Tea Dragon. As she struggles to create something spectacular enough to impress a master blacksmith in search of an apprentice, she questions the true meaning of crafting, and the true meaning of caring for someone in grief. Meanwhile, Minette receives a surpr...
July 4, 2020
Cinderella Is Dead
“It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.
Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding i...
Cloaked in Shadow
This started out okay with a few question marks and then ended up not really working for me.
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.
Content warnings include: graphic violence and gore, torture, aftermath of extreme violence against a pregnant person, assassination attempt; mentions of cheating on a partner.
Disclaimer: This review contains mild spoilers.
Let’s start with the okay part. It lasted for the first ~75% of the book. I was curious about the plot and the world which was what kept...
