CHARMING, FUNNY PARANORMAL thriller with strong characters, appealing worldbuilding, sweet romance. B PLUS

HEX ON THE BEACH
Gina LaManna
2016

CHARMING, FUNNY PARANORMAL thriller with strong characters, appealing worldbuilding, sweet romance.

FRESH, POWERFUL RETELLING of four vivid Chinese-American stories, from the Gold Rush to the present day. A MINUS

THE FORTUNES
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2016

FRESH, POWERFUL RETELLING of four vivid Chinese-American stories, from the Gold Rush to the present day.

HOW “VILLAGE ATHEISTS” built a free-thought movement in the 19th century US. Absolutely engaging history! A MINUS

VILLAGE ATHEISTS: HOW AMERICA'S UNBELIEVERS MADE THEIR WAY IN A GODLY NATION (HARDCOVER)
Princeton University Press
2016

HOW “VILLAGE ATHEISTS” built a free-thought movement in the 19th century US. Absolutely engaging history!

MAGIC, MAYHEM, AND MYTHOLOGY abound in a fiercely inventive fantasy adventure set in ancient Iran. B PLUS

A STAR-RECKONER’S LOT
Darrell Drake
2016

MAGIC, MAYHEM, AND MYTHOLOGY abound in a fiercely inventive fantasy adventure set in ancient Iran.

MUSIC AND TIME TRAVEL intertwine in Christopher Priest’s latest poetic, dream-like fantasy tale. SOLID B

THE GRADUAL (HARDCOVER)
Titan Books (UK)
2016