Queen of the Tearling movie!

Apparently this is old news, but just in case...

Did you guys know that Emma Watson is starring in the movie adaptation?  Hooray!

For those of you who aren't reading this series, it's highly recommended!


-Katherine

Title: The Girls at The Kingfisher Club

Author: Genevieve Valentine

Genre: Historical Fiction

Audience: Adult

Your rating: 4 of 5

“Dressed up in the thrill and sparkle of the Roaring Twenties, the classic fairy tale of ‘The Twelve Dancing Princesses’ has never been more engrossing or delightful. Valentine’s fresh, original style and choice of setting make this a fairy tale reimagining not to be missed” (Library Journal, starred review).

Jo, the firstborn, “The General” to her eleven sisters, is the only thing the Hamilton girls have in place of a mother. She is the one who taught them how to dance, the one who gives the signal each night, as they slip out of the confines of their father’s Manhattan townhouse and into the cabs that will take them to the speakeasy. Together they elude their distant and controlling father, until the day he decides to marry them all off.

The girls, meanwhile, continue to dance, from Salon Renaud to the Swan and, finally, the Kingfisher, the club they've come to call home. They dance until one night when they are caught in a raid, separated, and Jo is thrust face-to-face with someone from her past: a bootlegger named Tom whom she hasn’t seen in almost ten years. Suddenly Jo must balance not only the needs of her father and eleven sisters, but her own as well.

With The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, award-winning writer Genevieve Valentine takes her superb storytelling gifts to new heights, joining the leagues of such Jazz Age depicters as Amor Towles and Paula McLain, and penning a dazzling tale about love, sisterhood, and freedom.

-Leah

Title:  #Girlboss

Author: Sophia Amoruso

Genre: Nonfiction

Audience: Adult

Your rating: 5 of 5

Sophia Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. By age twenty-two she had dropped out of school, and was broke, directionless, and checking IDs in the lobby of an art school—
a job she’d taken for the health insurance. It was in that lobby that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on eBay.

Flash forward ten years to today, and she’s the founder and executive chairman of Nasty Gal, a $250-million-plus fashion retailer with more than four hundred employees. Sophia was never a typical CEO, or a typical anything, and she’s written #GIRLBOSS for other girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, even when that path is windy as all hell and lined with naysayers.
Tiffany

Review: In a Dark, Dark Wood

Title:  In a dark, dark wood

Author: Ruth Ware

Information on series: Standalone book, not part of a series

Genre: Thriller

Audience: Adult

Your rating: 4 of 5

TL;DR:  After a bachelorette (hen) party, Lenora wakes up in a hospital bed badly bruised and confused with a bandaged head and memory loss. She overhears a devastating police conversation outside her door, she begins to piece together the nightmare of a weekend that brought her there.

Readalikes:

The Ritual by Adam Nevill - Four old friends who have grown apart go hiking together and things go badly awry.  Also a very creepy psychological thriller.

A Dark Dividing by Sarah Rayne - Also set in Britain, this book has a gothic atmosphere that will send shivers down your spine.  Part mystery, part thriller, part horror, it's definitely hard to put down.


Katherine

Review: The Library at Mount Char

Title: The Library at Mount Char

Author: Scott Hawkins

Information on series: Standalone book, not part of a series

Genre: Modern-day fantasy

Audience: Adult

Your rating: 4 of 5

TL;DR:  Carolyn is a librarian, but not a type of librarian that you know and love.  She and her family are guardians and masters of all types of knowledge.  When the head of their family goes missing, Carolyn must take action to ensure that the world doesn't fall apart.


Readalikes:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman - Another book that gives us a peek into a world behind our normal, mundane one, where gods vie for power and anything can happen.

Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan - Lighter and less violent, this book is a fun romp through a secret world that only the literary-minded can access.


Katherine

Welcome!

This blog is an idea that several people on staff have discussed and thought would be a good resource!

The basic idea is that all library staff can post about and discuss books that they've enjoyed.  This information can be shared with patrons (there should be plenty of good books here that your colleagues recommend) or it can just be a place to talk about what you're reading with your co-workers.

This blog is for YOU and YOU can make it whatever you want it to be!  I'm going to post a few reviews in kind of a general format that anyone can use, but don't feel restricted!  You can write as much or as little information as you want.  Although people might be mad if you post spoilers.  :)

Please leave comments, make posts, have offline discussions, and generally just have fun with it.

Katherine