Most of The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam is set in Utopia. Utopia isn’t heaven. It is a place for startup companies to develop and become successful. Asha Ray sees her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. They begin a whirlwind romance, get married and develop an app based on an idea that Cyrus had aboutContinue reading “The Startup Wife: #bookreview”
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Shamus Dust: #bookreview
Shamus Dust by Janet Rogers is set in London during Christmas of 1947. The people of London were still rebuilding after World War II. The main character’s name is not Shamus Dust. Shamus is a term for a private investigator. Mr. Newman has been hired by Councilor Drake to look into the murder of RaymondContinue reading “Shamus Dust: #bookreview”
Malice: #bookreview
Malice by Pintip Dunn is set mostly in Maryland. There’s some time traveling but it occurs in the mind rather than a physical setting. Alice Sherman is a teenager who is trying to hold her family together as well as becoming a famous Instagram food photographer. She is a good photographer but a lousy cook.Continue reading “Malice: #bookreview”
Confessions of the Fox: #bookreview
When I started reading Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg, my first thought was “Why are there so many footnotes? Soooo many footnotes.” I haven’t seen so many footnotes since my college literature classes. There were at least five footnotes that just said “Pussy.” It didn’t take long to realize that most ofContinue reading “Confessions of the Fox: #bookreview”
