I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander. 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 Littlest Library, librarian Jess has just been laid off and has lost her grandmother, the closest and …
Book Review | The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Weird that this is the second romcom I’ve read this year that is set at a funeral home. Why is this a (small) trend now? In The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen, Mercy is feeling overworked and stressed being in charge of her family’s funeral home. To make matters worse, her least …
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Book Review | A Dreadful Splendor (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Dreadful Splendor by B. R. Myers. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Dreadful Splendor, Genevieve Timmons is trying to make ends meet by pretending to be a spiritualist …
Book Review | Goblin Market (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Goblin Market by Diane Zahler. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Goblin Market, Lizzie is a shy girl who prefers to stay home at her family’s farm. Her sister, Minka, …
Book Review | The Book Eaters (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. 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 Book Eaters, Devon has led a sheltered but pampered life in her family estate. She is one …
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