Recent Reviews
Sometimes I Lie – The BOLO Books Review
The unreliable narrator trend in crime fiction continues with many authors attempting to find new ways in which to explore this phenomenon. Alice Feeney decides to tackle the trope directly by having her character tell readers right from the start: “Sometimes I lie.”...
Penance – The BOLO Books Review
Towards the end of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods, the Witch sings the lines “Careful the things you say, children will listen.” This is advice that Asako Adachi, the mother at the center of Kanae Minato’s Edgar Award-nominated novel Penance, should have...
The Hate U Give – The BOLO Books Review
The Hate U Give is Angie Thomas’ Edgar Award-nominated debut and it also happens to be one of the most important young adult novels of all time. Of course, this praise could be hyperbolic, but the significance of works that make tangible the social problems of the day...
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Recent Articles
Finding Sky –
The BOLO Books Review
It is a universal law that you can’t hide anything from your mother. Some sixth sense exists in all mothers which allows them to hone in on the very details you are trying to obfuscate. So, when readers pick up Susan O’Brien’s debut novel, Finding Sky, it will not...
September 2014 Ricochet –
BOLO Books Monthly Recap
From The Booking Desk: September was a great month here at BOLO Books. Thanks for stopping by again. Check out all the great Fall books, some interesting interviews, and more. Reviews (alphabetical by Title) Broken Monsters Made For You Rage Against The...
Sophie Hannah, Agatha Christie, and Fall for the Book
From the Booking Desk: Last night, I attended my first event at Virginia's Fall for the Book festival. This is a yearly week-long festival which takes place primarily on the campus of George Mason University. Since it is quite a commute for weekday travel, I haven't...
