I’m obsessed with space travel stories these days. Blame (or thank) Spock. In The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton, Cleo and her three best friends have grown up with the knowledge that Earth is pretty much a lost cause. Climate change is ravaging the planet, and there isn’t much to do now but wait …
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Book Review | Daedalus Is Dead (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Daedalus Is Dead by Seamus Sullivan. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Daedalus Is Dead follows the titular mythological character, as he awakens in the Underworld after a life of fear …
Book Review | The Austen Affair (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell. 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 Austen Affair by Madeline Bell, Tess Bright is a struggling actress who’s also dealing with the recent …
Book Review | Devils Like Us (ARC)
Why do I keep accidentally starting series?! I thought this was a standalone. Oh, well, such is my fate. Devils Like Us by L. T. Thompson follows Cas, Remy, and Finn, three teenagers who have known each other for a while, but not as well as they think. For one thing, Cas has been dealing …
Book Review | Bochica (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Bochica by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Bochica by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro, Antonia spent her formative years in La Casona, a grand house in Columbia built by her …