This review originally appeared on 80 Books Blog! 4 out of 5 stars ★★★ ★ ☆ July 23rd 2019 by Del ReySynopsis: The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from … More REVIEW: The Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
This review originally appeared on 80 Books Blog! 3 out of 5 stars ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Among humans, none have power like mages. And among mages, none have will like Sal the Cacophony. Once revered, now vagrant, she walks a wasteland scarred by generations of magical warfare. The Scar, a land torn between powerful empires, is where rogue … More REVIEW: Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes
This post originally appeared on 80 Books Blog! 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Synopsis: For many Americans, imagining a bright future has always been an act of resistance. A People’s Future of the United States presents twenty-five never-before-published stories by a diverse group of writers, featuring voices both new and well-established. These stories imagine their characters fighting everything … More REVIEW: A People’s Future of the United States, Edited by Victor LaValle
This post originally appeared on 80 Books Blog! 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Mila Flores and her best friend Riley have always been inseparable. There’s not much excitement in their small town of Cross Creek, so Mila and Riley make their own fun, devoting most of their time to Riley’s favorite activity: amateur witchcraft. So … More REVIEW: Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
This review originally appeared on 80 Books Blog. 5 out of 5 stars ★★★★★ Synopsis: Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all … More REVIEW: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Synopsis: With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump’s White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, … More REVIEW: Fear by Bob Woodward
This review originally appeared on 80 Books Blog. 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Fetishized, demonized, celebrated and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography of modern womanhood. But are high heels good? Are they feminist? What does it mean for a woman (or, for that matter, a man) to choose to wear them? Meditating … More REVIEW: High Heel by Summer Brennan
This review originally appeared on 80 Books Blog. 3 out of 5 stars ★★★☆☆ Wealthy, privileged, and fiercely independent New Yorker Jennie Jerome took Victorian England by storm when she landed on its shores. As Lady Randolph Churchill, she gave birth to a man who defined the twentieth century: her son Winston. But Jennie–reared in the luxury … More REVIEW: That Churchill Woman
This review originally appeared on 80 Books Blog. 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ When a nobleman’s first duty is to produce a male heir, women are treated like possessions and bargaining chips. But as the aftereffects of a world-altering spell ripple out physically and culturally, women at last have a bargaining chip of their own. And … More REVIEW: The Women’s War by Jenna Glass
This post originally appeared on 80 Books Blog! 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you’re not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? … More REVIEW: Artemis by Andy Weir
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