Generic title, yes. Generic story, I guess not. I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Scarlet, Eleanor is a maid in a British noble’s house, except …
Tag: adult fiction
Book Review | Psyche and Eros
In Psyche and Eros by Lucy McNamara, when she is young, Psyche is given a prophecy that says she is destined to defeat a great monster. So her father has her train to shoot a bow, to fight, and generally be a hero. But when her beauty is compared to Aphrodite, the goddess grows angry, …
Book Review | Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson wrote a PIRATE book, and I am here for it! In Tress of the Emerald Sea, the first of Brandon Sanderson’s “Secret Projects” (because he, like Hamilton, apparently writes like he’s running out of time), Tress has lived a quiet, simple life on an island known colloquially as The Rock (not Dwayne Johnson, …
Book Review | Untethered Sky (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Untethered Sky, Ester has been on a mission of righteous vengeance ever since a manticore slaughtered her mother …
Book Review | Honey Girl
In Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers, Grace Porter has been ambitious all her life, after it was drilled into her by her military father. Now, with a new astronomy PhD, Grace goes to Las Vegas with friends for a rare chance to celebrate and let loose. However, a chance encounter with a girl there leads …
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