winter reading lists Archives

THE TRUTH PROJECT Book Review

Posted on January 23, 2024June 25, 2024 by CJ | A Well-Read Tart

I waited a long time -- too long! -- to read The Truth Project. Author Dante Medema (whether she knows this or not) was one of the very first people to start following the Tart’s Instagram account. Of course, I followed her right back, and not long after that, she announced her upcoming debut publication. I've been waiting to read The Truth Project since the day it was published back in 2020. Correction: I've been waiting to read it since...

THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE Book Review

Posted on January 9, 2024September 19, 2024 by CJ | A Well-Read Tart

Many thanks to those of you (there were many!) who told me to read The Bear and the Nightingale. Extra special thanks goes to those who pointed out that I should do so during wintertime. You were spot on about this. What’s The Bear and the Nightingale about? The Bear and the Nightingale beautifully weaves together historical fiction and fantasy, truth and fable, new religion and old world magic. There are princes and peasants, house elves...