List of Reviews: A - M

Here is every posted review and rating for authors with last names A through M, sorted by author, then series and publication order. Click on the name of the genre to go directly to that bookshelf.

FICTION BOOKSHELVES

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Mystery · Horror · Fiction · Romance

Erin E. Adams

  • Jackal (4.5, Supernatural Horror)

Naomi Alderman

  • Disobedience (5, Contemporary Fiction)

Travis Baldree

  • Legends and Lattes (5, Cozy Fantasy)

  • Bookshops and Bonedust (5, Cozy Fantasy)

Nevada Barr

  • Track of the Cat (4, National Park Mystery)

  • A Superior Death (4, National Park Mystery)

Juneau Black

  • Shady Hallow (4, YA Cozy Mystery)

Sara Blædel

  • The Forgotten Girls (4, Police Procedural Mystery)

Octavia Butler

  • Kindred (5, Time Travel Sci-Fi)

Isabel Cañas

  • Vampires of El Norte (5, Supernatural Horror)

Elaine Hsieh Chou

  • Disorientation (4.75, Satire)

Lily Chu

  • The Stand-In (3.75, Fake to Real Romance)

  • The Comeback (3.75, Prince in Disguise Romance)

Darcy Coates

  • The Haunting of Ashburn House (3.75, Haunted House Horror)

Zoraida Córdova

  • The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina (4.5, Magical Realism)

Kiana Davenport

  • House of Many Gods (5, Multigenerational Fiction)

Alan Duff

  • Once Were Warriors (5, Contemporary Fiction)

Winnie Dunn

  • Dirt Poor Islanders (4.75, Contemporary Fiction)

Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

  • This is How You Lose the Time War (4, Time Travel Sci-Fi)

Abbie Emmons

  • 100 Days of Sunlight (4, YA Enemies to Lovers Romance)

Mariana Enríquez

  • A Sunny Place for Shady People (4.5, Horror Anthology)

Alex Espinoza

  • The Sons of El Rey (4.75, Multigenerational Fiction)

Jonathan Safran Foer

  • Everything is Illuminated (3, Historical Fiction)

Kristina Forest

  • The Neighbor Favor (4, Friends to Lovers Romance)

Bonnie Garmus

  • Lessons in Chemistry (4.5, Historical Fiction)

Xóchitl González

  • Olga Dies Dreaming (4.75, Contemporary Fiction)

John Green

  • Looking for Alaska (4, Challenged Book)

Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Editors)

  • Never Whistle at Night (5, Horror Anthology)

Grady Hendrix

  • My Best Friend’s Exorcism (3, Satirical Horror)

  • The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (2.5, Supernatural Horror)

Christina Henry

  • Alice (4.25, Dark Fantasy)

  • The Girl in Red (4, Survival Horror)

Emily Henry

  • Beach Read (2.75, Enemies to Lovers Romance)

  • Book Lovers (3.25, Enemies to Lovers Romance)

  • Funny Story (3.75, Fake to Real Romance)

Talia Hibbert

  • Get a Life, Chloe Brown (4, Enemies to Lovers Romance)

Helen Hoang

  • The Kiss Quotient (3.75, Fake to Real Romance)

Zora Neale Hurston

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God (4.25, Historical Fiction)

N.K. Jemisin

  • The Fifth Season (4.75, Science Fantasy)

  • The Obelisk Gate (5, Science Fantasy)

  • The Stone Sky (5, Science Fantasy)

Lisa Jewel

  • Then She Was Gone (4, Amateur Sleuth Mystery)

Minka Kent

  • The Stillwater Girls (4.25, Psychological Mystery)

Kate Khavari

  • A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons (4, Romance Mystery)

  • A Botanist’s Guide to Flowers and Fatalities (4.25, Romance Mystery)

Rachel Khong

  • Real Americans (5, Multigenerational Fiction)

T. Kingfisher

  • What Moves the Dead (5, Gothic Horror)

  • What Feasts at Night (5, Gothic Horror)

  • What Stalks the Deep (5, Gothic Horror)

  • A House with Good Bones (5, Southern Gothic Horror)

T.J. Klune

  • Wolfsong (2, Contemporary Fantasy)

  • In the Lives of Puppets (2.75, Cyberpunk Sci-Fi)

R.F. Kuang

  • Yellowface (4.5, Satire)

Sarah J. Maas

  • A Court of Thorns and Roses (3.5, Romantasy)

  • A Court of Mist and Fury (3.75, Romantasy)

  • A Court of Wings and Ruin (3.5, Romantasy)

  • A Court of Frost and Starlight (3.25, Romantasy)

  • A Court of Silver Flames (3.75, Romantasy)

Mia P. Manansala

  • Arsenic and Adobo (4.75, Cozy Mystery)

Nick Medina

  • Sisters of the Lost Nation (4, Supernatural Horror)

Marissa Meyer

  • Cinder (3.75, YA Cyberpunk Sci-Fi)

  • Scarlet (3.25, YA Cyberpunk Sci-Fi)

  • Cress (4, YA Cyberpunk Sci-Fi)

  • Fairest (3.5, YA Cyberpunk Sci-Fi)

Janelle Monáe

  • The Memory Librarian (5, Dystopian Sci-Fi)

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  • Mexican Gothic (5, Gothic Horror)

  • Untamed Shore (5, Amateur Sleuth Mystery)

Liane Moriarty

  • Truly Madly Guilty (4.25, Psychological Thriller)

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NON-FICTION BOOKSHELVES

On Writing & More · Understanding Humans · Our Planet & Beyond

Jessica Brody

  • Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book on Novel Writing You’ll Ever Need (5, On Writing)

James Clear

  • Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones (3.5, Self Improvement)

Temple Grandin

  • Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism (4.5, Behavioral Sciences)

Laila Lalami

  • Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America (5, Social Sciences)

Anne Lamott

  • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (5, On Writing)

Jessica McCabe

  • How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) (5, Behavioral Sciences)

Rating Cheat Sheet

  • 4.75 - 5.00 stars: As many people as possible should read this book!

  • 4.00 - 4.50 stars: I appreciated many aspects of this book. I recommend it!

  • 3.00 - 3.75 stars: I liked some aspects of this book. I will not revisit it, but someone else might really like it.

  • 2.00 - 2.75 stars: There were some things I appreciated about this book, but I do not recommend it.

  • 0.25 - 1.75 stars: I do not recommend this book! I did not enjoy or appreciate the experience of it!