I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Battle Royal by Lucy Parker. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Battle Royal by Lucy Parker, Sylvie owns an up-and-coming bakery in London, after getting to the semi-final of a …
Tag: contemporary fiction
Book Review | Tokyo Ever After (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Tokyo Ever After, Izumi has grown up without knowing who her father is. Then one day, by sheer …
Book Review | The Echo Wife
In Sarah Gailey’s novel The Echo Wife, Evelyn Caldwell is a celebrated scientist who specializes in cloning research. Her life is turned upside down, however, when she learns that her husband Nathan has cheated on her—by using her research to create a clone of Evelyn and sleep with her instead. The messy divorce has just …
Book Review | The Memory Collectors (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Memory Collectors by Kim Neville. 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 Memory Collectors, Evelyn has the ability to sense emotions on objects that have been left behind by …
Book Review | Olympus, Texas (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. After two years away, March Briscoe is returning to his hometown, Olympus. He’d been essentially driven out after the revelation …
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