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I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Under the Whispering Door by T. J. Klune from Macmillan. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general In Under the Whispering Door, Wallace refuses to believe that he’s dead, but when a…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Oddity by Eli Brown. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Oddity, Clover is the daughter of a physician, but she is fascinated by more than medical science—she’s captivated by oddities, rumored…
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In Sarah Gailey’s novel The Echo Wife, Evelyn Caldwell is a celebrated scientist who specializes in cloning research. Her life is turned upside down, however, when she learns that her husband Nathan has cheated on her—by using her research to create a clone of Evelyn and sleep with her instead. The messy divorce has just ended…
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Why does no one talk about Brittney Morris more?! If you haven’t read her work, you are missing out!I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Morris’…
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In The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow, an alien race known as the Ilori have come to Earth from their planet and colonized it. In two years, Earth is almost unrecognizable, and many humans are dead, and all art and music is prohibited. The rest are kept in holding facilities, though they don’t know for what…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths. 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 Postscript Murders, Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur is approached by a caretaker who insists that the death of Peggy, her ninety-year-old…
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I got to read an electronic advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. And by that, I mean I got to attend a virtual chat featuring Weir and a couple other authors recently, and was downloading the ARC before he even finished talking (ah, work perks). Anyway, since this version is just a…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Bridge of Souls 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. I had forgotten how much I enjoy this series! In the third installment of the Cassidy Blake series, we…
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Funny enough, this book made me crave ramen. What can I say, I prefer ramen to pho. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Pho Love Story by Loan Le. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Linh Mai and…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Winter’s Orbit, Prince Kiem, grandson of the Emperor, is told he must marry a count from a small vassal planet, whose…