Beyond reading for pleasure, I review for both Booklist and Library Journal. Here are some of my recent reviews:
I recommend both of these sites and publications for both readers advisory and collection development purposes. They are a fantastic way to keep in touch with what is popular and what is trending. If your library doesn't subscribe, ask that they do.
Published March 1 by Booklist: Neurotica by Maxwell I. Gold from Shortwave Press
https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9819174. Starred Review
Comps: Stephanie Wytovich or Cynthia Pelayo
Published February 1 by Booklist: The Spoil by Maile Chapman from Graywolf
https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9818773
Comps: I will add these as soon as I can
Published February 6 by Library Journal: Molka by Monika Kim from Erewhon Starred Review
https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/molka-100008120
Comps: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado or My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Published February 6 by Library Journal: Odessa by Gabrielle Sher from Little, Brown Starred Review
https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/odessa-100008109
Comps: The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman or The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
I won't republish the reviews here and I will try to do a better job of adding more information to my Goodreads page with more details than can be in print. I did list my comps for the titles to give you some idea.
