August 2025 – Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
10 posts published by Krysta and Briana | Pages Unbound during August 2025| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
10 posts published by Krysta and Briana | Pages Unbound during August 2025| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: A Winter AwaySeries: NoneAge Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 1957 Summary Maud snatches the opportunity to move away from her overbearing stepmother and move in with her cousin Alice and Alice’s companion Miss Conway. She will live with them and work as a secretary for Mr. Feniston, a somewhat irritable and odd gentleman who seemingly ran off … Continue reading A Winter Away by Elizabeth Fair| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Midnight on the PotomacSeries: NoneAge Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary An account of the last year of the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Review I was expecting great things from the book Penguin Random House describes as “a riveting saga of the last year of the Civil War—and a revealing new … Continue reading Midnight on the Potomac by Scott Ellsworth| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Review Goodreads: The VegetarianSeries: NoneAge Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2007/2016 Official Summary Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams—invasive images of blood and brutality—torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage … Continue reading The Vegetarian by Han Kang| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Emma and CapucineSeries: Emma and Capucine #1-2Age Category: Middle Grade/Young AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2017 Summary Emma and Capucine are sisters who have dedicated their lives to training to become prima ballerinas. But then Capucine is accepted to a prestigious ballet school in Paris, and Emma is not. With her dreams collapsing around her, Emma … Continue reading Emma and Capucine, Vols. 1 and 2 by Jérôme Hamon & Lena Sayaphoum| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Busman’s HoneymoonSeries: Lord Peter Wimsey #13Age Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 1937 Summary Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane marry at last! But their honeymoon goes awry when they have to solve a local murder. Review Busman’s Honeymoon is a love letter to fans. Anyone who has enjoyed watching the progress of Peter and Harriet’s relationship will … Continue reading Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Previously, I have written a little on how I assign star ratings. But I recognize that not everyone thinks of stars the same way I do. Some people, for example, think that a three star rating is “bad” while I think it is solid, average, and therefore “good” (or at least “good enough”). Some people … Continue reading How I Read Star Ratings| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Hyo the HellmakerSeries: NoneAge Category: Young AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2024 Summary Hyo Hakai is a hellmaker, cursed with the power to bring unlucky days to one’s enemies. That doesn’t seem to help when a demon takes over her village and she and her brother must escape to the island of Onogoro. There, humans live alongside … Continue reading Hyo the Hellmaker by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: The ListenersSeries: NoneAge Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary It’s 1942 and the Avallon Hotel & Spa has been ordered by the State Department to host Axis diplomats. The hotel staff are used to serving up luxury–but not to the enemy. As tensions rise, the staff worry about the sweetwater under the hotel. For … Continue reading The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Friends at Thrush GreenSeries: Thrush Green #10Age Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 1991 Summary Agnes and Dorothy have finally moved to Barton-on-Sea, but have …| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Aria of the Beech ForestSeries: Aria of the Beech Forest #1-3Age Category: Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2021 Summary Deep in the forests of Ireland, a young witch lives alone, gathering herbs and fearing to venture outside her home. Then she discovers a white wolf in the snow. And soon she is opening up her … Continue reading Aria of the Beech Forest, Vols. 1-3 by Yugiri Aika| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: The Half KingSeries: The Half King #1Age Category: New AdultSource: PurchasedPublished: November 19, 2024 Official Summary A king by day. Shadow by night… The Great Betr…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
10 posts published by Krysta and Briana | Pages Unbound during July 2025| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
I loved having adults recommend books to me when I was a child, but not all of them were winners! (At least in my personal opinion. You can note several of these have award stickers on the covers, …| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: The Lost ApothecarySeries: NoneAge Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2021 Summary 1791. Nella is an apothecary, but one whose reputation is only told in whis…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Is it just me, or do books featuring schools (especially middle schools and high schools) often seem overly dramatic? I understand the argument that emotions and experiences seem heightened for the…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Linnets and ValeriansSeries: NoneAge Category: Children’sSource: LibraryPublished: 1964 Summary Unhappy at their strict grandmother’s house, the four Linnet …| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Just a few weeks ago, I was defendng the English literature major against the same old tired accusations that it’s easy and anyone can do it and really the main idea is to get people to ̶…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Looking for picture book ideas but want something actual kids like, not just something an adult recommends? Here are some picture books I have read to real kids. Again and again. Because they keep …| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Death at the LighthouseSeries: Montgomery Bonbon #2Age Category: Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2023 Summary Ten-year-old Bonnie Montgomery has a secret. She…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: The Maid and the CrocodileSeries: Companion Book to RaybearerAge Category: Young AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2024 Summary No longer allowed in the orphanage, Small Sade go…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
