In Well Played by Jen DeLuca, the sequel to Well Met, Stacey feels that her life has gone nowhere. After university, she stayed home to care for her mother after she had a heart attack, and hasn’t left her small town since. Now, years later, she wishes for change. So when she begins emailing Dex …
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Book Review | The House in the Cerulean Sea (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Look, I know that 2020 has been a dumpster fire on a sinking ship that’s leaking …
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Book Review | Piranesi
Upon finishing this, all I could really do was say “what” out loud. Repeatedly. This book is a labyrinth, and I got lost in it. In a good way. Like, I kind of want to go back in right now and explore its intricacies some more. But I suppose I should write a review first. …
Book Review | Displacement (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Displacement by Kiku Hughes from the publisher. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Displacement follows Kiku, a girl growing up in Seattle. During a trip to San Francisco with her mother, …
Book Review | Well Met
In Jen DeLuca’s debut novel Well Met, Emily moves to a small town to help her sister, who was in a car accident. However, her niece soon ropes her into volunteering at the local Renaissance faire, where Emily meets Simon, one of the no-nonsense, buttoned-up heads of Faire. The two don’t like each other, but …