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I first read The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan in April 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. The Sword of Summer, the first book of Riordan’s new series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, is so much fun! The … Read more

I got an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Storm Runner. As this means the version I read is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In the newest publication by imprint Rick Riordan Presents, J. C. Cervantes’ book The Storm Runner, young New Mexico teen … Read more

I first read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton in June 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. (I got an advance reader’s copy of this, as when I read it, it had not been released in the US yet. … Read more

I first read Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly in May 2018, though I am just now getting to writing up a review! Sheesh! As you miiiiiight have heard, this book is excellent. It’s a fascinating, well-written account of some of the most influential figures (see what I did there?) of the formative days of NASA. Especially during such an … Read more

Sometimes, once in a long while, you happen across a book you cannot stop thinking about. Even when you’ve closed it and are at work, or at the grocery store, or are watching your favorite show, it drifts in the back of your mind. Lines of dialogue, or mental pictures of the characters, or a … Read more

I first read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson in June 2018, though I’m just now writing up the review for it… oops. This is an enjoyable collection of short stories, though the best and most memorable one is without a doubt the titular “Jekyll and Hyde.” … Read more

I’d been wanting to read this graphic novel version of the classic story by Mary Shelley for ages, and luckily I got it as a birthday present this year! And overall I was not disappointed; Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein is a marvelous interpretation. Grimly uses the original text of the novel (the 1818 version, which differs in … Read more

I first read Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi in April 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some edits and expansions have been made to this review. This book is similar to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and other books by Rick Riordan — by … Read more

I first read The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke in March 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. To begin with, The Ladies of Grace Adieu is not as good as Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, but is an enjoyable … Read more

I first read The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White in March 2018. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account at that time. Minor edits have been made before posting here. I had the privilege of reading an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of this book (working at a bookstore has its perks!), … Read more