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Weird that this is the second romcom I’ve read this year that is set at a funeral home. Why is this a (small) trend now? In The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen, Mercy is feeling overworked and stressed being in charge of her family’s funeral home. To make matters worse, her least favorite marshal, … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Dreadful Splendor by B. R. Myers. 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 Dreadful Splendor, Genevieve Timmons is trying to make ends meet by pretending to be a spiritualist in Victorian … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. 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 Book Eaters, Devon has led a sheltered but pampered life in her family estate. She is one of … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general.In Mika in Real Life, Mika has just lost her job and is struggling to make ends meet, even while … Read more

I didn’t intend to read two books with “Inheritance” in the title this month, but here we are. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova. 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 … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Wild is the Witch, Iris has spent the last two years hiding her identity as a witch after an … Read more

I’ve known about this book since it came out, but (as seems to be my pattern now) I waited until now, right before the last book in the trilogy is to be published, to read it. In The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Avery is barely scraping by as she tries to make it through high school and … Read more

In the nonfiction graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, we follow Maia through childhood to adulthood, seeing how crushes, fanfiction, confusion about gender, and fear of coming out affect Maia’s life. This memoir looks back at formative moments in the author’s life and explains how having words for gender identity and sexual orientation (Maia is asexual … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Much Ado About Nothing? Modern day retelling? Say no more! In Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra, Beatriz is about to graduate … Read more

In Terry Pratchett’s book, The Color of Magic, Rincewind is an inept wizard who never finished his training—in fact, he only knows one spell. One day, he meets Twoflower, a tourist from a land that Rincewind didn’t believe existed. With Twoflower comes Luggage, a many-legged sentient suitcase who is determined to stay with its person … Read more