Well, this was a surprising read. In Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, the Marte family has known that many of them have special abilities. One can tell when people are lying, one is great at herbalism — and Flor has dreams that tell her when someone is going to die. So when she decides to …
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Book Review | My Roommate Is a Vampire (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In My Roommate Is a Vampire, Cassie Greenberg is a struggling artist in Chicago who has …
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Book Review | Whalefall (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Whalefall by Daniel Kraus. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Whalefall, Jay Gardiner hasn’t gone scuba diving in two years. He’s been grappling with his father's death by suicide, and …
Book Review | The Other Merlin
In The Other Merlin by Robin Schneider, Emry Merlin is used to being overshadowed—by her father, the court wizard to King Uther Pendragon, and by her twin brother, trained in magic despite his mediocre talent. She had to beg her father to teach her anything, because in their society, girls don’t learn magic. So after …
Book Review | The Reunion (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Reunion by Kit Frick. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Reunion, the Mayweathers gather in a resort hotel in Cancun to celebrate the engagement of Elizabeth Acker-Mayweather. The …
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