My first read of the new year is A Steep and Savage Path by JJA Harwood. I slowly read this over the holidays, getting absorbed into the Transylvania and underworld settings. After a bad fall, Irina's seven-year-old sister Catalina is alive physically, but her soul is trapped in the underworld. Irina is sure that, if... Continue Reading →
Life Begins on Friday
A few years ago, my sister took a trip to Bucharest, Romania. She picked up some souvenirs while there, and knowing how much I love books, she decided the perfect gift for me would be a book translated from Romanian. She selected Life Begins on Friday by Ioana Pârvulescu, first published in 2009 before its... Continue Reading →

