Hands down, Foundryside is one of the most unique fantasy books I've read in recent years. Bennett has created this absolutely fantastic magic system in which objects are "scrived" to perform a certain task, and our hero, Sancia, is a thief…
Pride and Prejudice + Pakistan? Sign me up! Jane Austen retellings are my bread and butter, and setting her most famous work in modern-day Pakistan was a brilliant move by Kamal. It's fun reading how Kamal bends the story's plot to…
Alice Roosevelt was an absolute icon, and this historical fiction account of her life was excellent! I loved that it was written in first person, which allowed you to truly get inside Alice's head and understand why she made decisions…
If its cover alone doesn't draw you in, then pick up Sounds Like Titanic to learn more about a fascinating young woman who played violin in a fake classical ensemble for a mysterious Composer. I am not a nonfiction reader, but I…
If there were one fantasy book I'd choose over all the others out there, it would be this one. It's a high feminist fantasy featuring multiple phenomenal women, a beautifully imagined world, intriguing politics, and talking dragons. It's a hefty…
Here at LARL, we have the Iditarod on our minds. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a long-distance race which is run in early March in Alaska. Next week, the Detroit Lakes Public Library will present an Evening with Polar…
Eric Idle charms the audience in the audiobook version of his biography, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Read by the author himself, this light and charming biography gives readers a look inside one of the hilarious minds…
My Heart by Corinna Luyken is a heartfelt, beautifully illustrated children's book. Read this if you want a kids book with an emphasis on lovely art and meaningful text. Check out My Heart here.
An atmospheric thriller in the vein of Michael Crichton, Full Wolf Moon is a quick, fun read with a few surprising twists that shocked even this jaded and attentive reader. Perfect for fans of The X-Files TV show or mildly supernatural mysteries. Check…
Knock me over with a hockey stick, this book was stellar and unbelievably addicting! Beartown benefits most from Fredrik Backman's signature narrative style and dark, hockey-related plot, so if you're in the mood for an atmospheric and tense novel about what it…