book review Archives - Atalanta's Apple

Sense and Sensibility: three adaptations of Jane Austen’s first novel

By Sophie Montecalvo March 21, 2025Fiction FridayNo Comments

When I first read Sense and Sensibility for a high school English class, I declared it “harder to understand than Shakespeare.” This was a grandiose statement bolstered by my adoration…

The darkly erotic and murderous pages of the Killing Eve trilogy

By Sophie Montecalvo September 20, 2024Fiction Friday

These reviews are crossposted from my Goodreads account and can be read here, here, and here. Killing Eve book 1: Codename Villanelle *2.75 She's guarding him from the truth about…

The Moorchild – ethereal and disappointing

By Sophie Montecalvo May 17, 2024Fiction Friday

This is a crossposted review of The Moorchild from my Goodreads account. The original review can be read here. Do you ever read a book and expect to give it a high rating,…

Netflix’s Nimona elevates the themes of Stevenson’s heroine

By Sophie Montecalvo December 11, 2023Movie Monday

I first read ND Stevenson’s Nimona back in high school, a year or two after it was published in 2015. (Published by HarperCollins, that is - it began as a…

The Devil in the White City: gripping and vivid

By Sophie Montecalvo July 1, 2023Scattered Saturday

This is a book review, but my Friday category is "Fiction Friday." So, a nonfiction book doesn't quite fit. "Scattered Saturday" it is! This is a crossposted review of The…

Aquicorn Cove: corals, magic, and saving the ocean

By Sophie Montecalvo June 30, 2023Fiction Friday

This is a crossposted review of Aquicorn Cove from my Goodreads account. The original review can be read here. This was so sweet and lovely. I'm quite a fan of…

Something Strange and Deadly: the steampunk trilogy of your dreams

By Sophie Montecalvo May 26, 2023Fiction Friday

*This review will be entirely spoiler-free* If you drop the name Susan Dennard into the modern YA world, you’ll likely emerge with the ongoing Truthwitch series. These immersive, high-fantasy books…