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The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi joins the titular character after she’s been retired from piracy for ten years to raise her daughter. But one day a woman arrives with a request Amina can’t say no to: if she recovers this woman’s granddaughter—the child of one of Amina’s former crew members—she will give Amina riches she’s never … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox. 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 Last Heir to Blackwood Library, Ivy Radcliffe is scraping by in London. The country is still reeling … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Door in the Dark, Ren Monroe is used to being underestimated at her school for people … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of She Is A Haunting by Trang Tranh Tran. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In She Is A Haunting, Jade Nguyen has made a deal with her father—come stay at his home in … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Pearl Hunter by Miya T. Beck. 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 Pearl Hunter by Miya T. Beck, twin sisters Kai and Kishi are pearl divers with their parents, living … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. 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 Writing Retreat by debut author Julia Bartz, Alex has been struggling with writer’s block and grief from her dramatic … Read more

This book was described as being inspired by Frankenstein’s author, Fleetwood Mac, and the Manson murders, so I kind of had to read it because what kind of wild, attention-grabbing assortment is that? Rachel Hawkin’s novel The Villa follows Emily, a writer who is going through a terrible time. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband is after her money in the … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Swifts by Beth Lincoln. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Swifts tells the story of Shenanigan Swift, whose family has a strange tradition: when a new child is born, their name is … Read more

If he writes a follow-up memoir, will it be called Waxing Off?Bad jokes aside, I read Ralph Macchio’s memoir, Waxing On. This tells the story of how he got the role in the famous movie The Karate Kid and his personal journey with fame, family, and life in general. He talks about what it was like to film, … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I’ve read three novels by this author, and I think this one might be my favorite so far! … Read more