THE WAY OF KINGS is the finest published work of fantasy since THE RETURN OF THE KING.

This book was okay, it was about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official who fought for rights for everyone.

This book was okay, it was about space vehicles like Saturn 5, the space shuttles, space stations, and more

Amazing book!!! The Michael Vey series are so thrilling and are so hard to put down. I cannot wait to read the next!

Bruce Catton's trilogy about the Army of the Potomac (Mr. Lincoln's Army, Glory Road, This Hallowed Ground) was a magnificent undertaking. The third volume won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, but the awards were for the series. Catton's research was impressive, his writing was superb, and his ability to blend individual stories within a coherent general account is unsurpassed. The last year of the Civil War turned hard and ugly even compared to the first three years. The Battle of the Wilderness, stunningly portrayed, followed a doomed cavalry raid on Richmond, and set the tone for the year to come. It wouldn't be until Appomattox that a touch of grace appeared. Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan propelled the Union effort, and their characters are well described.

This was perhaps not the best choice to read during a pandemic, but this one didn't land for me. Perhaps it was the use of modern literary fiction tropes--small college town, disenfranchised educators, marital turbulence and reckoning--but while the prose was engaging, and the prescient insight into pandemic impact (even the toilet paper shortage!) powered the book's mission, it felt too labored, like a MFA final project, to be the kind of book that it wants to be. I chalk all of these feelings up to my extraordinary poor choice of timing.

The book was interesting from start to finish and I loved the two different families and some not being related to each other. I just wish we knew more about the littles.

Reading a novel about a pandemic in the middle of a pandemic might seem reckless, but Tremblay's book is a compelling read, and the two main characters, Ramola and Natalie, have a long-term relationship that drives the book. And then there's Natalie's baby, for she is very pregnant when she contacts her doctor friend, Rams, and the protection of the baby becomes a prime focus of a scary book.

The 2nd book in the Emma Rae Creations series and similar to the 1st...hard to put down and plenty of opportunities to keep you chuckling.

John has a stroke. Because of this, Barb finds out he has been cheating on her after being married for 50 years! Sadie, the daughter, moves home to take care of her dad. She then sees her old flame from high school. Jukiet, the other daughter, is an architect and gkung through a tough time in life with her job.