by Kelly K. Branyik | Jan 16, 2026 | Book Reviews
What is Deconstructed About? After eight years, firefighter Ella Eastman has a plan to create the perfect marriage proposal for her partner, Morgan. Inspired by Morgan’s to-be-read pile, Ella struggles to incorporate her favorite romance tropes while asking the big...
by Kelly K. Branyik | Jan 5, 2026 | Book Reviews
What is Yellowface About? Authors Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling while June is a nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls?, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak...
by Kelly K. Branyik | Dec 29, 2025 | Book Reviews
What is Dark Matter About? A mindbending, relentlessly surprising thriller from the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy. Jason Dessen is walking home through the chilly Chicago streets one night, looking forward to a quiet evening in front of the fireplace...
by Kelly K. Branyik | Nov 15, 2025 | Book Reviews
What is Leftover Women About? In the early years of the People’s Republic of China, the Communist Party sought to transform gender relations, but those gains have been steadily eroded in recent decades during China’s transition to a post-socialist era. In fact, women...
by Kelly K. Branyik | May 31, 2024 | Book Reviews
Before I go off on a super rant about my genuinely unhealthy obsession for House of Earth and Blood, which may result in continuous salivation, I just want to say… This is the very first Sarah J Maas book I’ve read so I have no idea what her other books...
by Kelly K. Branyik | May 22, 2024 | Book Reviews
When I was staying at my parent’s house recently, I came into the spare bedroom to find my mother had left a book on my bed for me to read. It was definitely an old book, and the dust cover was a little tattered. I remembered my mother asked me about this book a...
