Finally, a fantasy novel with sufficient amounts of dragon! It’s been too long since I found one of those. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. So …
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Book Review | Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success
In Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success by Jessica Parra, Rubi loves to bake, but her parents want more for her. They want her to go to law school and be more successful. But when a baking competition judged by two celebrity chefs is announced in her town, she can’t resist. However, balancing that contest as …
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Book Review | The Wishing Game
I love when a book ends up being even better than you expected! In The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, Lucy Hart’s life hasn’t been the easiest. She spent her childhood being neglected by her parents, who were busy taking care of her immuno-compromised sister. Lucy’s only comfort was the Clock Island book series, which …
Book Review | Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen
This will hopefully tide me over until we get more Great British Bake-Off. In Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs, Eliza Acton is struggling to get published as a poet, as this is viewed primarily as a man’s domain. Her publisher suggests she instead write a book of cookery, and she initially balks—until she …
Book Review | Our Hideous Progeny (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Our Hideous Progeny, Mary Saville and her husband Henry are scientists enamored with paleontology. They’re down …
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