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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Garlic & the Vampire by Bree Paulsen. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. While this had me intrigued by the title, I didn’t expect this to be so bloody (pun very … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Better Together by Christine Riccio. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Better Together, Jamie and Siri haven’t seen each other in almost fifteen years after their parents’ volatile divorce. However, a … Read more

I’m a simple woman; show me a reimagining of either Sense and Sensibility or Pride and Prejudice, and you automatically have my attention. In Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price, Lizzie Bennet is the daughter of a barrister, and is determined to practice law herself. So when a murder occurs, Lizzie sees her chance to prove herself in … Read more

I would have finished this audiobook much sooner, but I couldn’t resist starting my reread of a certain newly published book. Why I decided to do this when I have, you know, like a million unread books, I don’t know. But back to the subject at hand, this was a really entertaining story! The Lost Apothecary by … Read more

In The Shadow in the Glass, Eleanor (AKA Ella) was once the ward of a wealthy family, excited to be raised as a lady. But when the woman of the house dies, her husband forces Eleanor to become a servant in that very house. As she grows older, she realizes that he is harassing other maids, … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Where the Rhythm Takes You, Reyna has been helping run her family’s hotel in Tobago since her … Read more

In Mary Jane, the title character gets a summer job at a doctor’s home to babysit his daughter. She discovers upon beginning to work there, though, that the doctor has a patient and his wife staying at the house over the summer—and the patient is a recovering drug addict/famous rock star. Mary Jane knows her very … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Tokyo Ever After 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 Tokyo Ever After, Izumi has grown up without knowing who her father is. Then one day, by sheer chance, she finds … Read more

I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Ariadne by Jennifer Saint. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Ariadne, we meet the titular character, who grows up in Crete in her father King Minos’s household. She has to deal … Read more

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Deeper Waters begins with Prince Tal setting off on his coming-of-age tour around the world, though he is worried … Read more