I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Magic for Liars, Ivy is a private investigator, but with a familial secret she tries not to think …
Book Review | Strange the Dreamer
For a book I picked up on impulse, I really enjoyed this! In Laini Taylor’s novel Strange the Dreamer, Lazlo Strange grows up an orphan, raised by monks. Then, he starts work at the great library of Zosma, reading fairy tales, histories, and of course the stories of the lost city of Weep. But then, …
Book Review | Pride
Time for a Jane Austen retelling! In Pride by Ibi Zoboi, when a rich family renovates the home across the street, Bushwick native Zuri Benitez along with her sisters are desperate to who their new neighbors will be. As luck would have it, the sons happen to be not only rich, but also handsome. Zuri’s …
Book Review | The Magnolia Sword (ARC)
I received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas. 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 Magnolia Sword, Hua Mulan has grown up learning how to fight in preparation …
Book Review | This Is How You Lose the Time War
Well, after my recent Rick Riordan kick, it’s time for something completely different! This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone tells the story of Red and Blue, two women fighting on opposite sides of a war that spans and transcends all of—you guessed it—time. Red is from the …
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