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Category: Books


Review: Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘City of Girls’ explores the highs and lows of growing up

The story of a girl moving to New York City in the ‘40s abruptly drops from thrilling to boring.
  • Alyson Trager
  • July 17, 2019

Review: Sally Rooney’s psychological romance will give every reader a different experience

'Normal People' explores the nuance and intimacy of a "right place, wrong time" love story.
  • Alyson Trager
  • July 10, 2019

200 years of ‘Frankenstein’: An ode to the girl who invented science fiction

Every fan of the genre has Mary Shelley to thank.
  • Diversions Staff
  • September 5, 2018

Review: Danielle Steel’s ‘Accidental Heroes’ is an emotional thriller

The book has a fresh plot and kick-ass characters.
  • Balbina Yang
  • April 23, 2018

Review: Melissa Albert’s ‘The Hazel Wood’ is the perfect dark fairy tale

The movie version has to be directed by Tim Burton.
  • Balbina Yang
  • March 12, 2018

Review: In A.J. Finn’s ‘The Woman in the Window,’ the thriller becomes formulaic

It’s the offspring of ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘Disturbia’ but unlike its parents, it’s maddeningly bland.
  • Balbina Yang
  • March 6, 2018

New adult: the bad-boy version of the young adult genre

The fun-to-read youth novels are ratcheted up a notch in “New Adult” genre.
  • Balbina Yang
  • February 21, 2018

Romance novels in the age of #MeToo

Do readers learn unrealistic expectations from books about alpha males and submissive women?
  • Balbina Yang
  • February 11, 2018

John Green’s ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ brilliantly breaks the rules of storytelling

‘The Fault in Our Stars’ author’s latest novel expertly captures what it means to be young.
  • Hannah Yasharoff
  • October 17, 2017

Review: Rupi Kaur’s ‘the sun and her flowers’ is both canned and candid

The Canadian author’s second book doesn’t shy away from empowerment, immigration, abuse and mental illness.
  • Balbina Yang
  • October 8, 2017
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