I love a good crime story. And young adult literature has some of the best of them. In this list of the
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I think if I could only read one category of fiction for the rest of my life, it would be mystery and thrillers, which are often combined under the umbrella term “crime fiction.” I love stories that pull me in,
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I love a good crime story. And young adult literature has some of the best of them. In this list of the 20 best mystery books for teens, you’ll find all kinds
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I think if I could only read one category of fiction for the rest of my life, it would be mystery and thrillers, which are often combined under the umbrella term “crime
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Who doesn’t love a good mystery short story? Like many, I was hooked into the mystery genre by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. Each one was a bite-sized package of
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I picked up The Club (2019), the debut novel by Der Spiegel author Takis Würger on the strength of Megan Abbot’s book blurb: “Wildly entertaining.” And I’m glad I gave this novel
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Even though we are supposedly living in the era of “Peak TV,” it is amazing that few shows really rise above the background noise and stand out. Netflix’s drama Mindhunter was one of
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My July 2017 reading recap has to start with how this crazy month both ate into my reading practice and made me love reading again. At the end of June, I started
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In today’s post we look at a book review of [easyazon_link identifier=”0062398903″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]A Study in Charlotte[/easyazon_link], Brittany Cavallaro’s promising debut YA mystery and the first in a trilogy. Recently I
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(First thank you to the publisher, Algonquin, for providing me with an advanced review copy. This did not in any way affect my review.) In Short: Beastly Bones, Ritter’s follow-up to 2014’s Jackaby is
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Ritter, William. Jackaby. New York: Algonquin Young Readers, 2014. Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Intended Audience: 12 and up Personal reaction to the book… Jackaby has been heavily branded as “Doctor Who meets Sherlock,” by the
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Lockhart, E. We Were Liars. New York: Delacourte, 2014. Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Psychological Thriller Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction to the book In Lockhart’s We Were Liars, the main character and
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