List of Book Reviews

Listed here is every review and rating posted on the Bookmarks & Armchairs blog, 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 (to be posted 16 June)

  6. Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (to be posted 16 June)

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw (to be posted 14 July)

  1. Kindred by Octavia Butler (5)

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

  3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (3.75)

  4. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (3.5)

  5. Cress by Marissa Meyer (4)

  6. The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe (5)

  7. Artemis by Andy Weir (2.75)

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

  2. A Superior Death by Nevada Barr (to be posted 30 June)

  3. Shady Hallow by Juneau Black (to be posted 30 June)

  4. The Forgotten Girls by Sara Blaedel (to be posted 30 June)

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

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

  7. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (4.25)

  8. The Whisper Man by Alex North (4.5)

  9. The Shadows by Alex North (4)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Lotería by Cynthia Pelayo (5)

  1. Disobedience by Naomi Alderman (5)

  2. Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou (to be posted 7 July)

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

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

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

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

  15. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (4.25)

  16. Banyan Moon by Thao Thai (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 (2.75)

  7. Funny Story by Emily Henry (3.75)

  8. 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 (to be posted 28 July)

  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 (to be posted 4 August)

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.