List of Book Reviews

Listed here is every review and rating posted to Bookmarks & Armchairs, plus some upcoming reviews. Reviews are sorted by genre bookshelf, author last name, then series and publication order. Click on the name of the genre to go directly to that bookshelf.

FICTION BOOKSHELVES

  1. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (5)

  2. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (5)

  3. Alice by Christina Henry (4.25)

  4. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (4.75)

  5. The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (5)

  6. The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (5)

  7. Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (2)

  8. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (3.5)

  9. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (3.75)

  10. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (3.5)

  11. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (3.25)

  12. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (3.75)

  13. Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (postponed until 29 September)

  14. Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw (4.5)

  1. Kindred by Octavia Butler (5)

  2. This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (4)

  3. In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune (2.75)

  4. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (3.75)

  5. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (3.5)

  6. Cress by Marissa Meyer (4)

  7. Fairest by Marissa Meyer (3.75)

  8. The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe (5)

  9. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (4.75)

  10. Artemis by Andy Weir (2.75)

  1. Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr (4)

  2. A Superior Death by Nevada Barr (4)

  3. Shady Hallow by Juneau Black (4)

  4. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewel (4)

  5. The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent (4.25)

  6. A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari (4)

  7. A Botanist’s Guide to Flowers & Fatalities by Kate Khavari (4.25)

  8. Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (5)

  9. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (4.25)

  10. The Whisper Man by Alex North (4.5)

  11. The Shadows by Alex North (4)

  12. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (4)

  13. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes (4)

  1. Jackal by Erin E. Adams (to be posted 20 October)

  2. Vampire of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (to be posted 13 October)

  3. A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enríquez (to be posted 6 October)

  4. Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (5)

  5. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (2.5)

  6. The Girl in Red by Christina Henry (4)

  7. A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (5)

  8. What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (5)

  9. What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (5)

  10. What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher (to be posted 27 October)

  11. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (5)

  12. Lotería by Cynthia Pelayo (5)

  1. Disobedience by Naomi Alderman (5)

  2. Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou (4.75)

  3. House of Many Gods by Kiana Davenport (5)

  4. Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff (4.5)

  5. The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza (4.75)

  6. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (3)

  7. Looking for Alaska by John Green (4)

  8. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (4.25)

  9. Real Americans by Rachel Khong (5)

  10. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (4.5)

  11. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (4.5)

  12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (4.75)

  13. Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (4.5)

  14. A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum (5)

  15. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (5)

  16. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (4.25)

  17. Banyan Moon by Thao Thai (5)

  18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (4.5)

  1. The Stand-In by Lily Chu (3.75)

  2. The Comeback by Lily Chu (3.75)

  3. 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons (4)

  4. The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest (4)

  5. Beach Read by Emily Henry (2.75)

  6. Book Lovers by Emily Henry (3.25)

  7. Funny Story by Emily Henry (3.75)

  8. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (to be posted 29 September)

  9. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (3.75)

NON-FICTION BOOKSHELVES

  1. Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami (5)

  2. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly (4.75)

  3. Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna by Edith Sheffer (4.5)

  1. The Secret Life of Fungi: Discoveries from a Hidden World by Aliya Whiteley (4.5)

  1. Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin (4.5)

  2. How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) by Jessica McCabe (5)

  3. An Outsider’s Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We Are by Camilla Pang, PhD (4.5)

  1. Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book on Novel Writing You’ll Ever Need by Jessica Brody (5)

  2. Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear (3.5)

  3. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (5)

Rating Cheat Sheet

  • 4.75 - 5.00 stars: Everyone should read this book! (If you’re into that sort of thing.)

  • 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 won’t 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.