I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Lola, the titular protagonist lives in Mexico City, in a house that is built around an ancient tree with …
Tag: ARC
Book Review | The Lies of Alma Blackwell (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Lies of Alma Blackwell by Amanda Glaze. 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 Lies of Alma Blackwell, Nev Blackwell was born and raised in Hollow Cliff, a place …
Continue reading Book Review | The Lies of Alma Blackwell (ARC)
Book Review | This Will Be Fun (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of This Will Be Fun by E. B. Asher. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In This Will Be Fun by E. B. Asher, heroes Beatrice, Clare, Elowen, and Galwell saved the …
Book Review | A Banh Mi for Two (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Bánh Mì for Two, Lan loves working at her family’s food truck in Sài …
Book Review | The Red House Mystery (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Yes, that A. A. Milne. The Winnie the Pooh guy. Apparently he wrote one mystery novel …