Books I Love

Fiction, Nonfiction, and Other Book Reviews

Author: Kate

Fiction

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Aniana Del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez

Aniana Del Mar Jumps In is a touching middle grade novel written in verse by Jasminne Mendez that features a twelve-year-old Dominican American girl passionate about swimming. In The Author’s Note,...

Fiction / Historical

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My Friends by Hisham Matar

Let’s start with the cover of this 2024 National Book Award finalist which was longlisted for both the Booker Prize and The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, named Best...

Mystery

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The Furies by John Connolly

The title of this novel, The Furies, refers to the goddesses of vengeance in Greek mythology. Also known as the Erinyes they punished crimes against the natural order, particularly matricide and...

Memoir

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Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

Imagine you’re a kid, joining your mom for a day at work. This is no corporate-sponsored occasion where you’ll raid the supply closet and nibble cookies frosted with the company logo;...

Fiction / Literary

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Held by Anne Michaels

Held achieved the Booker Prize shortlist in 2024 along with the novels: Creation Lake, Orbital, James, The Safekeep, and Stone Yard Devotional, with Orbital ultimately winning the Grand Prize. The Booker...

Fantasy

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Lost Places by Sara Pinsker

Lost Places is Sara Pinsker’s second fiction short story collection. It earned finalist for Slate’s best of the year and Book Riot’s Best Fantasy Books of 2023, among other awards. Of...

Fantasy

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A Far Better Thing by H. G. Parry

If you’re very fortunate, all a fairy will ask of you will be to steal a bone from a grave. They need them to grow buildings for the Children’s Quarter in...