Queen B’s Decree: Catbird reads like journal entries from around the time of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, beginning in February 2022. And honestly, after the last few weeks, it felt very timely. I’m not here to debate politics…but the Russian invasion is exceptionally relevant today. Catbird was a much needed reminder that we can’t bury […]
Queen B’s Decree: Istanbul Crossing was outside of my normal read, but I’m glad I branched out. Ahdaf, our main character, is a Syrian refugee living in the Asian side of Istanbul. He is considered a “smuggler,” but I think he’s more of a Harriet Tubman-type character, helping other refugees flee to Greece. He’s sort […]
Queen B’s Decree: I got The Cloisters in a blind date with a book last year and was determined to read it this year. And well…I tried. But alas, I was bored out of my gourd. And all the characters seemed pretentious and terrible. And you all know I’m not gonna force myself to read […]
Queen B’s Decree: My Darling Dreadful Thing was a book club selection, and it was undeniably out of my normal genres. It’s very gothic, with kind of Jane Eyre feel, with the main characters stuck in a broken down, country home. I kind of liked the eerie-ness, with the inclusion of the spirits. But I […]
Queen B’s Decree: Deadish takes place in a hospital in Glasgow, from the perspective of a couple of general surgery residents and attendings. It really highlights the politics that you see in a hospital and how sometimes it’s less about the patient and more about the bottom line. Some of the surgical scenes were almost […]
Queen B’s Decree: While the cute and adorable cover (I ♥️ u Samson) would lead you to believe this is a light-hearted romcom, it reads more like Women’s Fiction. Sydney and Austin are paired up for a song composition class and they clash immediately. Austin is popular, has survived through college with minimal effort, and […]
Queen B’s Decree: Artificial Wisdom is essentially a dystopian mystery, primarily focused on climate change. It’s a really intriguing premise: the future of the world is uncertain after the effects of climate change, and an AI has been created to save us. But at what cost? I was sucked in. So much of what was […]
Queen B’s Decree: I have wanted to get outside my comfort zone and read new things this year. Poetry is on that list. And the Diary of an Artist in Love as an audio book?? Was an amazing experience. The narration was something I’d never heard before. Soothing background music, whispery narration…I really felt transcended. […]
Queen B’s Decree: I was a very young teenager when Princess Diana died, but I remember how much it affected the world. The Royal Game heavily takes influence from this, and I was sucked in. There is a bit of a romance (between Jennie and Hugh), but most of the story is the mystery unfolding: […]
Queen B’s Decree: Averil Offline was recommended by PRH Audio as an upcoming release and I can never resist a colorful cover, so once I read the blurb I knew this was a book I wanted to listen to. I am an older Millennial, so I never had to deal with the constant monitoring like […]