Haiku Book Review, Highlights of Winter Reading, End is Drawing Near
Has your latest great read caused you to wax poetic?
For 60+ patrons here at TCPL, the answer is YES!
Our adult patrons have been participating in 2025’s Winter Reading Program, submitting “Haiku Book Reviews” as entries into our raffle for gift cards to local businesses.
Patrons have until March 15th to submit Haiku Book Reviews (5-7-5 syllable poems) to be entered to win! Stop by the Adult Reference Desk for more information or to turn in your reviews!
Enjoy a selection, presented anonymously:
Title: A Sorceress Comes to Call
Author: T. Kingfisher
Magic and Murder
I Thought I had mom issues
Cordelia showed me
(liked it)
Title: The Story of a New Name
Author: Elena Ferrante
Vile power struggles
Love, hate, jealousy, respect
Friendship is mirage?
Title: If We Were Villains
Author: M. L. Rio
For theater kids
A touch of pretentiousness
Shakespeare and murder
(3/5 stars)
Title: Chef’s Kiss
Author: T.J. Alexander
Chef show, slow burn-y
With a workers’ rights subplot
- TJ Delivers
Title: Yellowface
Author: R.F. Kuang
The main character
Gave me a stress stomachache,
Five out of five stars
Title: James
Author: Percival Everett
Smart, Learn-ed, cultured
Clever, wise, empathetic
James is a hero.
Title: Kaikeyi : a novel
Author: Vaishnavi Patel
Overlooked talent
the feminine psyche will
prevail overall
Title: The Final Host : The Avengers Vol. 1
Author: Jason Aaron
THIS BOOK IS DOPE FRIEND
AVENGERS VS SPACE GODS
I LIKE GHOST RIDER
Title: NEXUS : a brief history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
Past, present, future
of information networks
Balance is crucial
Title: Golden Apples of the Sun: And Other Stories
Author: Ray Bradbury
Silences, light
ageless time travelers inhabit
characters. mind blown.
Title: Lunar New Year Love Story
Author: Gene Luen Yang, Leuyen Pham
Stellar graphic book!
How many ways to break a heart?
Lions dance and heal
Title: Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle (audiobook)
Author: Jessica Fletcher
I love Murder, She wrote
and I love nature walks. Now,
I can enjoy both.
(Thanks to audiobook format!)
Title: Witch Hat Atelier (13 volume manga)
Author: Kamome Shirahama
Cute magical kids
Really made me think about
Access to knowledge
(Liked it! Please get vol. 13!)
(Editor’s note: Volume 13 is now in!)
Thank you to everyone who has shared their Haiku Book Review so far!
Enter as many times as you’d like before March 15. You can even download a copy of the Haiku Book Reviews Form to print yourself below. Happy reading!