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It’s October, meaning it is Halloween, meaning it’s time to read spooky books! I thought I’d finally read one that I’ve somehow never read before—Coraline. Pretty pleased I had both a rock with a hole it in and buttons for this photo. In Coraline by Neil Gaiman, the titular character and her parents have recently moved…
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In The Love Hypothesis, Olive is a PhD candidate working in a biology lab at Stanford. She’s content with her life, even if it’s not that lucky in love—but when her best friend Anh falls for the guy Olive has dated casually a couple times, she has to reevaluate. It might be a good idea…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Cloud Cuckoo Land, we follow several different characters from several different times and settings: there’s Anna and Omeir from…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain, Grey returns to her hometown in Louisiana for the summer, but everything…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I have had the ARC of Harrow’s first novel for longer than I’d like to admit, and I…
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In Fearless by Mandy Gonzalez, Monica is an aspiring actress, and applies to a new Broadway show on a whim. Then, unexpectedly, they call her, and she’s in—but just as an understudy. Still, she excitedly heads from her home in California to New York City. However, upon her arrival at the theater, she notices how…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Gallant by Victoria Schwab. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Gallant, Olivia Prior has lived at Merilance School for Independent Girls for years, but she has never been at home there.…
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Me: I have too many books to read, so I don’t have time to start any new series! Also me: Ooooh, a young adult trilogy about superheroes! I’m a fickle being. Anyway, in Renegades by Marissa Meyer, society crumbled and descended into anarchy—until a group of people with superpowers managed to establish some order again. This group,…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Fault Lines by Emily Itami. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I love days when I read an entire book from start to finish, which is what I did with this…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams. 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 Reading List, Mukesh has been mourning his wife for two years. His life in Wembley is rather solitary, but…