Okay, the internet is wrong. If you read just one dragon book this year, don’t read Fourth Wing. Read this instead! (Like, Fourth Wing was okay, but it pales in comparison to this.) In To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose, fifteen-year-old Anequs has grown up on the island of Masquapaug. This place hasn’t …
Book Review | Thornhedge (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Thornhedge, Toadling is a foundling, separated from her human parents and raised by fairy creatures. She is sent back, however, …
Book Review | Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective by Katie Siegel. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective, famous child detective Charlotte is grown-up now. She no …
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Book Review | The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
In Courtney Walsh’s novel The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley, Isadora prefers to keep to herself. She never does anything social, doesn’t date anymore, and doesn’t have friends. It’s easier this way. But one day she sees a magazine with an article about how to be happy, and thinks it’s ridiculous. There’s not a formula …
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Book Review | Sing Me to Sleep (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton, Saoirse is a siren, a creature that is forbidden …
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