If you know me, you know that I’m insufferably enamored with pirate stories right now. No regrets. In A True Account by Katherine Howe, we follow Hannah Masury in the 1700s, as she tells the tale of how she became a pirate. After growing up poor in Boston, she runs afoul of a pirate crew …
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Book Review | Red Rabbit
I don’t really read westerns, unless they’re blended with at least one other genre. In this case, horror and fantasy. Yes, please! In Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian, an unlikely team is forming. There’s Old Tom the witch hunter, Rabbit the mysterious ward of Tom, Moses and Ned the wandering cowboys, and Rose Nettles the …
Book Review | Just Lizzie (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Just Lizzie, a middle schooler named Lizzie is starting to wonder if she’s missing something. All her friends …
Book Review | Bloom (ARC)
When did I become someone who reads creepy novellas? What happened? (Not complaining, just wondering.) I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Bloom, Rosemary (Ro for …
Book Review | Three Tasks for a Dragon
I read another dragon book, and I bet no one is surprised. In Three Tasks for a Dragon, Prince Lir hasn’t particularly distinguished himself in his kingdom. He’s meek, isn’t a fighter, and can’t command the wolfhounds that his royal predecessors have been able to in the past. So his stepmother convinces him to prove …
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