I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. 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 Writing Retreat by debut author Julia Bartz, Alex has been struggling with writer’s block and grief from …
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Book Review | The Villa
This book was described as being inspired by Frankenstein’s author, Fleetwood Mac, and the Manson murders, so I kind of had to read it because what kind of wild, attention-grabbing assortment is that? Rachel Hawkin’s novel The Villa follows Emily, a writer who is going through a terrible time. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband is after her money …
Book Review | The Mimicking of Known Successes (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older. 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 Mimicking of Known Successes, Pleiti is a scholar living on the human colony on …
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Three short books!
Last weekend, I read three books, which isn’t as impressive as it sounds. They were all under 150 pages, and two of them were middle grade. It’s not like I was reading the Stormlight Archive or something. Anyway, since all three of these were so short, I thought I’d do another one of those rapidfire …
Book Review | Vampire Weekend (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Vampire Weekend, Louise Chao is just trying to get by. She’s a vampire, but that isn’t all it’s cracked …
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