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The love story of Lucy and Theo is unconventional, to say the least, and full of highly-detailed intimacy, but feels oddly refreshing, if not dark.
Posted by Book Rex on March 13, 2019
Twelve-year-old Miranda Cho is a straight-A student, president of the student council, and extremely practical. Her mother Kat is an eccentric cryptozoologist who drives a Critter Mobile and runs a blog called The Bigfoot Files. Miranda remembers her childhood belief in fairies and her fascination with Kat’s monster stories, but has put all that behind her. Now, she sees herself as the responsible adult in the pair and sets out Read more...
Posted by Adrian L on March 5, 2019
Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic is a camp masterpiece, though it’s somewhat unclear if the makers were in on the joke. The year is 2021 and things are bad. The opening text crawl Read more...
Posted by Gil N. on June 22, 2019
They Shall Not Grow Old
The viewer watches as the British army march through the muck and stare at the camera as if it were some alien object, the likes of which they truly had Read more...
Posted by Justin W on June 18, 2019
Fergus and Zeke
Fergus the mouse (and class pet in Miss Maxwell’s classroom) loves to learn and follow along with the students. When it is time for the students to go on a Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on June 15, 2019
I am So Brave!
Highly saturated colors come together with bold geometric shapes and a measured use of grain scatter textures to create extremely engaging illustrations in this empowering board book about facing your Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on June 5, 2019
Kings of the Wyld
Anyone who picks up this book, however, will find a tale full of heart, laughter, bloodsoaked mayhem, and music references sprinkled throughout...Kings of the Wyld is a white-knuckled ride. Each Read more...
Posted by Justin W on April 25, 2019
I’ve Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life
Maria Shriver, journalist, NBC anchorwoman, and author of several books, has shared her most private, in depth thoughts in her recent book I‘ve Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, Read more...
Posted by Sheila H on April 2, 2019
Into the Drowning Deep
Seven years ago the Atargatis was lost at sea with all hands. Their original mission was to film a mockumentary on mermaids for Imagine Entertainment. The shaky footage that was Read more...
Posted by Alex C. on March 27, 2019
Midwinterblood
Containing elements of mystery, horror, romance, history, and the paranormal, Midwinterblood is difficult to describe without giving too much away or just listing more descriptors like “sweeping” and “mystical.”
Posted by Jo C on March 26, 2019
The Big Sick
Kumail uses humor constantly to confront uncomfortable or difficult situations, including his girlfriend's mysterious illness and his family's expectations for him.
Posted by Jo C on March 21, 2019
People Don’t Bite People
This book on manners tackles the issue of biting with a playful and positive approach that encourages young readers who are “tooth-inclined” to use their words and own their actions, Read more...
Posted by Elizabeth M. on March 19, 2019
Kill the Farm Boy
The story opens on a boy named Worstley mucking out the stalls on his family’s farm. He laments about the drudgery of his daily life until a pixie shows up Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on March 19, 2019
Ancillary Justice
Breq is the only surviving part of Justice of Toren, the sentient AI within a ship of the Radchaai empire. As an ancillary—a human body remodeled, reprogrammed, and then connected Read more...
Posted by Kerry B. on March 14, 2019
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
Hal is a young woman hard on her luck. The debt collectors come knocking with threats of violence if she doesn’t pay off her mounting loan and she surely isn’t Read more...
Posted by Shannon L. on March 11, 2019
Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful
“Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful” examines the definition of ‘human’ and how technological advancements in our world can change it.
Posted by Book Rex on March 11, 2019