![]() ![]() ![]() I actually did like the beginning of this book. Unfortunately, most of them aren't positive, but some of those reasons are a me-thing and not an author-thing. I have a lot of thoughts about UNTOUCHABLE. (Thank you, Heather, for reading this book with me.) ![]() But UNTOUCHABLE is popular enough (hello, Hype Week!) that I figured one negative review wouldn't make a difference or not, and I really like the author as a person, so I figured, why not? After all, it seemed like something I would love. I don't usually read author friends' books unless I'm sure I'll like them because I refuse to lie about how good or bad I find something, and since I've lost friends over this in the past, it's just easier to not read anything by buddies unless they're already a fave so I don't have to deal with fallout. I'm friends with the author, which is why I didn't touch this book for so long. So before I dive into this review, a quick disclaimer. ![]()
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![]() ![]() People supposedly afflicted with madness caused by a mineral ore known as the Strange ransack Anabelle Crisp’s family’s restaurant and assault 14-year-old Anabelle and her father, Samuel. When contact between Mars and Earth is abruptly cut off, panic sets in among the Martian settlers. ![]() It’s an exciting premise, but Ballingrud doesn’t do much with it despite the specificity of the alternate timeline, this shares an aesthetic with countless other generic space westerns. Ballingrud ( Wounds) explores how isolation can lead to desperation in this ambitious but not wholly successful speculative horror novel set in an alternate 1930s wherein humanity has already achieved multiple permanent settlements on Mars. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Monica hesse the war outside![]() ![]() The teens discover that they are polar opposites in so many ways, except for one that seems to override all the others: the camp is changing them, day by day and piece by piece. Haruko and Margot meet at the high school in Crystal City, a "family internment camp" for those accused of colluding with the enemy. The war seemed far away from Margot in Iowa and Haruko in Colorado-until they were uprooted to dusty Texas, all because of the places their parents once called home: Germany and Japan. An "important" (New York Times Book Review), "extraordinary" (Booklist, starred review) novel of conviction, friendship, and betrayal, from Monica Hesse, the bestselling and award-winning author of Girl in the Blue Coat"A must-read for fans of historical fiction." -Ruta Sepetys, #1 New York Times bestselling authorIt's 1944, and World War II is raging across Europe and the Pacific. ![]() |