Reviews written by Molly Lewis

It is very important, when picking up a new book, to look closely at the title page. Then one might notice details that the book itself does not make necessarily obvious until the final couple chapters. Such as the fact that this is the first of a series, that the...

For fans of Shannon Hale or Gail Carson Levine, The Amaranth Enchantment provides a refreshing addition to the genre of fairy tale adaptations. Lucinda Chapdelaine barely remembers her parents who died when she was very young. Raised by her well-meaning uncle and vicious aunt in a jewelry shop, she's about...

There are two Briony's that stand out to me in literature. There's Briony from Ian McEwan's novel Atonement, and there's Briony from Franny Billingsley's Chime. They are worth comparison. Both are storytellers, for one thing, and their storytelling works its way into the fabric of the narrative so completely that...

Jessica Therrien has crafted an excellent introduction to a new paranormal romance/adventure series with Oppression. Elyse is a sympathetic character with a believable mixture of strengths and weaknesses, impulses and hesitations. William is charming and deeply human, and the world they inhabit has rich undercurrents of the sinister and sublime....