Wren in Black Book Reviews

January 14, 2022

Paper Towns by John Green

“What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person.” – John Green, “Paper Towns” Review: Paper Towns is a story that essentially breaks down to three acts: the adventure, the last weeks of school, and the road trip. If you’re looking for a page turner, this book does not disappoint. […]

January 12, 2022

The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

“A colored girl named Belle Marion Greener would never have been considered for a job with Mr. J. P. Morgan. Only a white girl called Belle da Costa Greene would have that opportunity.” – Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, “The Personal Librarian” Review: It took me longer than I expected to finish this book. […]

January 10, 2022

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

“I wonder how many people at H Mart miss their families. How many are thinking of them as they bring their trays back from the different stalls. If they’re eating to feel connected, to celebrate these people through food. Which ones weren’t able to fly back home this year, or for the past ten years? […]

January 8, 2022

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich

“Everyone wants the world to see them as they are. The truth isn’t the problem. The problem is that the world doesn’t always make the truth safe for us to share.” – Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich, “If This Gets Out” Review: I hadn’t planned for this to be the first book I finished in […]

January 7, 2022

Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

“Anger is a gift. Remember that.” She stood. “You gotta grasp onto it, hold it tight and use it as ammunition. You use that anger to get things done instead of just stewing in it.” – Mark Oshiro, “Anger is a Gift” Review: Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro opens with our main character […]

January 5, 2022

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

“Where there are bees there are flowers, and wherever there are flowers there is new life and hope.” – Christy Lefteri, “The Beekeeper of Aleppo” Review: Trigger Warnings: PTSD, flashbacks, death of a child, violence, allusion to rape I won a copy of The Beekeeper of Aleppo in a Goodreads giveaway last year, but with […]

January 3, 2022

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it […]

January 2, 2022

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

“It’s easy to forget how wondrous humans are, how strange and lovely. Through photography and art, each of us has seen things we’ll never see – the surface of Mars, the bioluminescent fish of the deep ocean, a seventeenth-century girl with a pearl earring. Through empathy, we’ve felt things we might never have otherwise felt. […]

January 1, 2022

52 Book Club – 2021 Challenge Finisher!

I stumbled upon the most fun reading challenge I’ve ever been a part of on Thanksgiving Day, 2021. As any good millennial, I belong to several Facebook groups. I confess to being a part of a couple of home decor shaming groups as well as several teacher groups and activism groups, but largely, I’m into […]

January 1, 2022

Top Ten Books of 2021

Welcome to Wren in Black Book Reviews! Thank you so much for taking a moment of your time to visit Wren in Black! If this is your very first stop, take a moment to read the about me page so we can get better acquainted! It’s okay. I’ll wait right here. Done? Great! Now, to […]