I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Whalefall by Daniel Kraus. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Whalefall, Jay Gardiner hasn’t gone scuba diving in two years. He’s been grappling with his father's death by suicide, and …
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Book Review | Shark Heart (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Shark Heart by Emily Habeck. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Shark Heart, Wren and Lewis are in love, only married a few weeks ago. But Lewis notices something strange …
Book Review | To Shape a Dragon’s Breath
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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