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My first Zweig and I wasn‘t disappointed. I enjoyed the two narrators (one narrator relates a story including a story related to him by the second narrator). It‘s a story of the horrors of war and the methods of torture and the impact of near madness told through the lens of a chess game.

I was all in. I loved the characters and the story. I also learned so much about chess lol. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Clearly working my way through the rest of Ali‘s catalogue and always here for the nerd love 🤓🩷

The first AH book I haven‘t loved, but I did like it. It feels more New Adult than Young Adult, I think, which wasn‘t my favorite. Mallory felt VERY young, which I guess makes sense, as she‘s a young woman forced very early into an adult role, and throughout the book she deals with the consequences of that. It was fine, but one of the few I don‘t see myself rereading. It was fun to read this while kiddo and hubby played endless rounds of chess.

Before I started this one, I realized it was a reread and that I had read it before and posted about it on Litsy. (I can't recall the year offhand but I think it was before I bought my house). Initially, I could not understand why I gave this the review I had, but as I worked my way through this novella, it became more clear. Still a good read and glad I found this on my shelf to revisit. (Pictured here with my next read)

A quick read owing to the fast paced nature of the book. You can't but help root for Beth Harmon.
I have been holding off watching the TV show until I read this book so onto the series next!

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5

Honestly, this was so boring. It‘s not my typical genre and I feel like it was really hyped up, so maybe my expectations were too high, but this one just wasn‘t for me. I do really like the cover though. #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 I always enjoy a good sports story, and this chess-centric romance definitely scratches that itch! There were some things I didn‘t love, mostly to do with the character of Mallory and her family, but overall this is a fun, quick, heartfelt read.
Probably the most confusing thing about this book is that it‘s being called a young adult novel, and it absolutely is not.
So it‘s a good book, one I would recommend, but not to younger readers.