If I recall, Sachar’s masterpiece Holes is better than this. But this is still fun! The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar follows Anatole, the court magician of the kingdom of Esquaveta. This tiny country (somewhere south of France) is facing possible war with their neighbors, the kingdom of Oxatania. To avoid this, the …
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Book Review | The Bewitching
I’ve been meaning to read Mexican Gothic for years, and… I still haven’t. But hopefully soon! As it is, at least I’ve now read this author’s newest work. In The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, we follow three connected timelines. In the 1990s, Minerva is working on her thesis about Beatrice Tremblay, an author of Gothic …
Book Review | Hemlock & Silver
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Hemlock & Silver 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. T. Kingfisher is an auto-read author for me, if you haven’t noticed by now. I have yet to read …
Book Review | The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I meant to have this review done days ago, but work has been insane, and then …
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Book Review | A Letter from the Lonesome Shore
This is one of the rare times I actually continue beyond book one in a series! And yes, this is only a duology, but I will still count it as a win. A Letter from the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie Cathrall picks up not long after A Letter to the Luminous Deep ended, with Henerey …
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