The Canal Tragedy

A recount of one of the most terrible tragedies that has ever befallen the nation of Panama. On the dusk of the 21st of April, the Panama Canal, a vital source of economic security for millions of Panamanian citizens, as well as a symbol of the dignity, worth, and freedom of the country, has just …

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THE GUINEVERE DECEPTION

THE GUINEVERE DECEPTION by Kiersten WhiteYA Fantasy I picked up this book on my quest to read anything and everything Arthurian. It wasn't what I expected, but I thought the writing was very good and eventually I grew to like that so many legendary tropes were subverted in this mythical retelling. It makes this story …

WINTERSONG

WINTERSONG by S. Jae-JonesYA Fantasy This book is basically a mix of two retellings - Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Hades and Persephone. As such, it follows the trope of 'girl sacrificing herself to be with a guy (in this case it's the Goblin King) that's cruel and doomed, and then falling …

AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS

AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS by Margaret RogersonYA Fantasy This book started off very strongly for me and then kind of fizzled out at the middle and the end. If you like stories about the Fae then I would by all means encourage you to read this book. It has a very unique world building and …

THE DAUGHTERS OF TEMPERANCE HOBBS

THE DAUGHTERS OF TEMPERANCE HOBBS by Katherine HoweAdult Fantasy I decided to buy this book (in hardcover no less) because the theme sounded extremely interesting – a modern-day scholarly investigation into the life and magical methods of the witches of Salem in order to solve a looming curse. I did not know this book was …

SUMMER OF ’69

SUMMER OF '69 by Elin Hilderbrand Historical Fiction I used to mainly read fantasy and science fiction, but now that I am venturing out and reading other genres (such as historical fiction) I am seeing that I have been missing out from a whole scope of realistic, human emotion contained within other types of stories. …

THE WICKED KING

THE WICKED KING by Holly Black YA Fantasy This is the second installment in Holly Black’s ‘Folk of the Air’ series about a mortal girl living in Faerie and carving a space for herself in the Faerie court. Jude is now working as the spy for Cardan, the new Faerie king, whom she keeps under …

THE CRUEL PRINCE

THE CRUEL PRINCE by Holly BlackYA Fantasy Black’s worldbuilding is so complete and so vivid that it’s easy to get lost in the world of the trickster Fae. Their lavish yet corrupt society comes to life immediately and one can feel the peril–and the beauty–of its existence almost as if it were real.The protagonist, Jude, …

HEMINGWAY’S GIRL

HEMINGWAY'S GIRL by Erika Robuck Historical Fiction I bought this book in 2012 and had it floating around in my library until recently, when I decided to give it a try. In retrospect, I'm glad I read it now at my 28 years of age and not back in 2012 when I was only 21 …

THE AGE OF LIGHT

THE AGE OF LIGHT by Whitney ScharerAdult Historical Fiction I read the version translated into Spanish of Whitney Scharer's book, 'The Age of Light', about Lee Miller's life and relationship to famous surrealist photographer Man Ray. 'Lee' (Elizabeth) Miller was an American model turned photographer and muse to Man Ray. Together they discovered 'solarization', a …