In The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, Kiela is a librarian in the empire’s best and most elite library of magical texts. But when a revolution leads to the place burning, she must abandon everything she knew and escape the city. With only a few crates of rescued books and her assistant Caz—a sentient spider …
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Book Review | Haunt Sweet Home (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Haunt Sweet Home, Mara isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. She’s tried lots of …
Book Review | Medici Heist (ARC)
I would have finished reading this book much sooner, but I’ve been distracted by the Olympics (swimming and gymnastics mostly. Don’t get me started on the crossover turn during IMs; you’ll be an unwilling captive audience for many minutes if you do). Anyway, I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Medici Heist by Caitlin …
Book Review | Ne’er Duke Well
Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti tells the story of Selina Ravenscroft, a young English lady who seems nothing but respectable. And then there’s Peter Kent, the young man from Louisiana who has recently inherited a dukedom and a reputation for mild scandal. The two are unlikely friends, though, and soon team up to help …
Book Review | Looking for Smoke
Looking for Smoke by K. A. Cobell follows four teenagers—Mara, Brody, Loren, and Eli—who live on the Blackfeet reservation. When one of their classmates, Samantha, is murdered at a tribal giveaway event, the four of them are thrown together. They were the last four to see Samantha alive, and so are thrown under suspicion. As …
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