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This book was excellent! It tied together a lot of complex themes and concepts that affect successful resistance in a very comprehensive yet understandable way by analyzing nine different moments of rebellion and/or resistance in the history of the United States from before the American Revolution up to the Reconstruction Era, and walks the reader through the flaws, strengths, successes, and outcomes of each one. Certainly a must-read for anyone frustrated with the state of our nation, or for anyone looking for some context as to how we ended up where we are now!
A Resistance History of the United States by Tad Stoermer, (List Price: $19.95, Steerforth, 9781586424367, June 2026)
Reviewed by Iris, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, Georgia
I LOVED this!! There were so many twists and turns that I absolutely wasn’t expecting. It was the perfect combination of These Violent Delights, Heartless Hunter, and Red Queen. I literally finished this book like five minutes ago, so I don’t have the words to describe exactly how I’m feeling, but just know there were multiple audible reactions from me while reading the last 30ish pages, and I need more people to read this immediately so I have someone to talk to about it.
To Drown a Witch by Lindsey Olsson, (List Price: $20.99, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 9798217004799, July 2026)
Reviewed by Lola, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, Georgia
There are two things that drive my will to exist: studying spaces and having dreams that introduce me to new places. “Air” managed to fulfill both of these needs through a void of color in both its plotline and its world building (and I mean that with high praise believe it or not). While I don’t believe this book is for everyone, it was certainly for me.
Air by Christian Kracht, (List Price: $24.99, Liveright, 9781324094586, July 2026)
Reviewed by Maureen, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, Georgia
The Half Life is an honest coming-of-age story absorbed in unexpected love, worldwide adventure, and political upheaval. Readers will discover not all is as it seems when navigating life in Mediterranean waters.
The Half Life by Rachel Beanland, (List Price: $30, Simon & Schuster, 9781668069134, July 2026)
Reviewed by Jenny, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, Georgia
Meandering and claustrophobic, you will be lost in more ways than one along with Professor Beck and his crew. Caro’s dark past hangs over her head as horribly as it hollows her out– and yet the others on the expedition allude to some less than savory backgrounds themselves. Do we deserve retribution for our sins? Or are the divine’s motives just as sordid as our own?
The Sea Hides Its Dead by Megan Bontrager, (List Price: $19.99, Run For It, 9780316588010, July 2026)
Reviewed by Lana, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, Georgia
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