★★★★★ The story of Kiara, a young woman 3 months shy of her 18th birthday, living in East Oakland and trying to scrape by on her own.

★★★★★ Spanning 30 years of the main characters' lives, it's the story of 3 friends inspired to create something great in the world of gaming

★★★★★ A better version of the "city dweller finds love in a small town" trope, while also ranking as the funniest book I read in 2022.

★★★★☆ A waitress in rural Texas gets thrust into a murder investigation, with enough nuance that it rises above garden variety mysteries.

Happy New Year! It’s time once again for what has become an annual tradition, my Books of the Year list. 2022 was a busy year of reading,...

★★★★★ A thought-provoking and heartbreaking coming of age story, mixed with a small town mystery. My clear favorite of 2021 by a wide margin

★★★★★ An ambitious, sprawling novel that intertwines 3 storylines across different places and times, but magically comes together in the end

★★★★★ A scientist trapped alone in space trying to survive. What worked for The Martian does again and this time might be even better.