AllBooked

Chazley reviews 21 books that were published in 2021... all in under 21 minutes. The books reviewed are:

 

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

Below the Edge of Darkness by Edith Widder

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

The Heiress: the Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley

One Two Three by Laurie Frankel

Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise

Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon

The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card

The Hummingbird’s Gift by Sy Montgomery

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Charlie Thorne and the Lost City by Stuart Gibbs

The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis

Alone by Megan E. Freeman

Ian Philo of the phabulous Philo family joins the show to review The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. The book may have been initially published in the 70's... but it still finds an audience to this day as an example of classic military science fiction.

Tween Librarian and J. K. Rowling enthusiast Lu joins the show to review Rowling's latest book: The Christmas Pig, which just might make an excellent Christmas gift for older kids on your list!

Katie goes on a rant about a book that only became more problematic the more she thought about it... but she also recommends a number of better teen rom coms, instead!

Our inspirational duo Sabrina and Rachel join the show to review another inspirational historical fiction read... this time set in Victorian England. 

 

Do Dark Lords come into play in this Robin Hood-esque tale? Listen to the review to find out!

Lesley reviews a novella that is set in Nigeria and is centered around a sisterly relationship that is anything but healthy.

When manufacturing it outsourced to other countries, what happens to the factory workers and their families? 

Jake discusses this and more in his review of a book centered on the closure of a manufacturing plant in the Midwest.

Ella, a teen guest from Minnesota, joins us to review Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth.

 

Listen to find out how watching Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman inspired her to read the book, interview the author, and take her project to History Day regionals!

Tyler joins the show to review a book from a genre he's never tried before: horror!

Listen to this episode to find out just how badly purchasing a haunted item for your home can go.

Erline joins the show to review a... self-help/memoir of all books! Hear her take on Tabitha Brown's book and why everyone should read it.