The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

3.5ish stars. Sweet, predictable, and harmless, but a little simplistic and optimistic to essentially assert that returning from the brink of suicide is as easy as “all you need is love” or any number of other platitudes like “it gets better” or “you matter.” Because while all of those things are true and meaningful, they […]

Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

4.5ish stars. To categorize this as a romance novel would, I think, be doing it a disservice. It is, above all, a tightly plotted, imaginative space opera, although the central relationship does play an enjoyably significant role. I was looking forward to reading based on pre-release advertising and hype, but I was not expecting something […]