I really enjoy Fiona Davis' novels. They're well-researched to place her ficticious characters perfectly along side real events, and I appreciate her author's notes explaining where she took liberties and how it all ties together. 

A queer re-imagining of the first emperor of the Ming dynasty in the 1300s. Beautifully and tenderly written, and the audiobook narration by Natalie Naudus perfectly brings it to life. 

An insightful and detailed biography of the Hemings family of Monticello. Made me consider perspectives I hadn't thought of about the diverse and complicated lives of enslaved peoples in our country. 

These MurderBot books move so fast. I often have to rewind and re-listen to a few sections, which isn't a problem cause the book itself is so short.

This book was more of a connector in the series, weaving together a few of the other books and advancing the story lines. 

The first novel in a high fantasy series - an evil ruler, an oppressed population, and a teenage girl who discovers she has magical powers. Loved it. 

NYC in 1883 - after watching "The Guilded Age" I was inspired to experience the era more. This book takes place at the same time in the same city as the TV show (both include the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge), but this story focuses on a very different and very compelling area. Lots of elements in this book: Female doctors,  Women's rights, abortion and birth control, immigration, racism, on and on. 

Haven't read this since the 90s and it still holds up. Solid suspense lawyer thriller as we've come to expect from Mr Grisham 

A semi frustrating romance (I wanted to yell at the main character at one point... But we all make dumb decisions sometimes, right?) I liked that this story gave a unique perspective and had a very diverse set of characters. 

Historical fiction with some magical realism (telekinesis) taking place in France in the early 1900s. Love, betrayal, society expectations and all that comes with it. It was written well, but I didn't connect much with the main characters. I also wish the telekinesis was explained some how, or there was more acknowledgmentof the magical realism part of the story. 

A bit like "Oona Out of Order". This book plays with the idea of if life had an undo button where you could zap back to a particular spot. An interesting idea, but It felt a bit too unresolved and unexplained.