I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Thieves’ Gambit, Rosalyn Quest has grown up helping her family in their work, which just so happens to be …
Book Review | Lessons in Chemistry
I finally read a book that’s on the adult fiction New York Times bestseller list! Well, okay, I’ve read books that meet that criteria before, but it was usually before or at the same time they hit the list, not after seeing it listed there for months and months on end. (Also, hitting the New …
Book Review | What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (translated from the Japanese by Alison Watts) relates five loosely connected stories of five different people who visit a community library in Tokyo, only to find themselves changing for the better, all because of an unexpected book recommendation by the enigmatic librarian. There’s …
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Book Review | The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish. 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 Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall, Arthur Doyle is part of a poor family in …
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Book Review | Juniper’s Christmas (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Juniper’s Christmas by Eoin Colfer. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Between Rick Riordan and Eoin Colfer, what is it with this year being the return of my childhood favorites? I …
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