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I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Marble Queen by Anna Kopp. 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 Marble Queen by Anna Kopp, Princess Amelia is desperate to save her kingdom, which has been devastated by months … Read more
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (and translated from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood) tells the story of Nagare … Read more
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers. 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 City of Stardust by Georgia Summers, Violet Everly has been living in her family home with her uncle for … Read more
This pairs well with: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and… pretty much all of FLETCHER’s music. I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Pairing by Casey McQuiston. 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 Pairing, Theo and Kit were first childhood best … Read more
The internet was actually right to recommend this one!In Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross, Iris is thrilled to get a job at the newspaper, where she hopes to win the promotion to columnist, so that she can write about the war between gods that’s currently raging several hundred miles away. However, competing for the same promotion … Read more
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Lunar New Year Love Story, Valentina Tran adored Valentine’s Day, until two years ago when everything changed. Now, … Read more
I am so behind on writing book reviews! For example, I finished this book two and a half weeks ago and have forgotten most of the characters’ names. Oops. I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I … Read more
My 2024 reading is NOT off to a good start, y’all. In fact, I have so many thoughts about this book that I’m postponing my review on the last book I read in 2023 to talk about this one instead. And the sooner I write down my opinions, the sooner I can forget this ever … Read more
I would have posted this review sooner, but I got distracted rereading The Lightning Thief. No regrets. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Whisper in the Walls 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 Whisper … Read more
In Neil Gaiman’s book The Ocean at the End of the Lane, a man returns to his childhood hometown after many years away. There, he visits the farm where he used to play with a friend, and suddenly remembers many unbelievable things. As a seven-year-old boy, he befriends Lettie Hempstock at the farm at the end … Read more