I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Maid by Nita Prose. 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 Maid, Molly has been a maid at the Regency Grand for several years, as a model employee. But …
Tag: adult fiction
Top 10 Books I Read in 2021
I can’t believe it’s already time for another Top 10 post; 2021 really flew by (even though it wasn’t all that great). How is it already the end of the year? What is happening? Actually, don’t answer that. I read a lot more than last year, which is likely due to it being the first …
Book Review | A Psalm for the Wild-Built
In A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Sibling Dex has been a tea monk for a couple of years, traveling from village to village and serving tea, listening to people’s troubles and triumphs, and spreading some happiness where possible. But Dex is feeling dissatisfied, though it’s unclear what the source is. But perhaps …
Book Review | Well Matched
In Well Matched, we return to Willow Creek, where April is facing several changes. She’s just turned forty, she’s about to become an empty nester, and is planning to leave this small town at last. However, then her friend Mitch asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend at an upcoming gathering to get his …
Book Review | The Dictionary of Lost Words
In The Dictionary of Lost Things by Pip Williams, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a small building where lexicographers—including her father—spend their days researching and defining words for the upcoming publication of the Oxford English Dictionary’s first edition. As Esme watches, she learns all about the power of words, but cannot help noticing …
Righter of Words 