In The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, Kiela is a librarian in the empire’s best and most elite library of magical texts. But when a revolution leads to the place burning, she must abandon everything she knew and escape the city. With only a few crates of rescued books and her assistant Caz—a sentient spider …
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Book Review | Haunt Sweet Home (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Haunt Sweet Home, Mara isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. She’s tried lots of …
Book Review | Ne’er Duke Well
Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti tells the story of Selina Ravenscroft, a young English lady who seems nothing but respectable. And then there’s Peter Kent, the young man from Louisiana who has recently inherited a dukedom and a reputation for mild scandal. The two are unlikely friends, though, and soon team up to help …
Book Review | It’s Elementary
It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant tells the story of Mavis Miller, a single mother to seven-year-old Pearl. She’s just trying to keep afloat and balance all her responsibilities, so the last thing she wants to do is add something to her plate—but the PTA president Trisha is a little terrifying and hard to say no …
Book Review | Down Among the Sticks and Bones
In Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire, we follow Jacqueline and Jillian (or Jack and Jill). They’re raised with very specific expectations of how they should behave, which drives a wedge between them over time. But eventually, they team up to explore the room that their grandmother used to stay in (at …
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