I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Maid by Nita Prose. 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 Maid, Molly has been a maid at the Regency Grand for several years, as a model employee. But …
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Book Review | The Ice House (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Ice House by Monica Sherwood. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. So while I’ve been avoiding fiction books about pandemics like… well, like the plague (sorry), I thought I’d give …
Book Review | The Keeper of Night (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker. 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 Keeper of Night, Ren Scarborough has been trying to prove herself as a Reaper in …
Book Review | A Marvellous Light (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske. 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 Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, Robin Blyth finds himself pushed into a desk job as he tries …
Book Review | The Dictionary of Lost Words
In The Dictionary of Lost Things by Pip Williams, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a small building where lexicographers—including her father—spend their days researching and defining words for the upcoming publication of the Oxford English Dictionary’s first edition. As Esme watches, she learns all about the power of words, but cannot help noticing …
Righter of Words 