I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap. 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. Rae Dunlap’s debut novel The Resurrectionist, it’s 1828, and James Willoughy has abandoned his posh life …
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Book Review | Curious Tides
I thought this was a duology, only to find out that it’s now a trilogy. And here I thought waiting a year from this book's publication meant that I could binge the full series. Oh, well. In Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle, Emory is a student in lunar magic at Aldryn College, but she’s struggling. …
Book Review | The Near Witch
Long time no see (by internet standards, that is)! I was pretty busy and also went on vacation, so I didn’t read much for a while there. But I’m back, reading the origins of V. E. Schwab! In The Near Witch by V. E. Schwab, Lexi has grown up in the small town of Near, …
Book Review | Sorcery and Small Magics (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Sorcery and Small Magics, Leovander “Leo” Loveage is training as a scriver of minor spells at the …
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Book Review | For She Is Wrath
My reaction to this book’s description was “A Pakistani fantasy Count of Monte Cristo retelling? Sign me up!” In For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga, Dania was raised by her swordsmith father, so she’s no stranger to fighting. But when she’s betrayed by the young man she loves most and thrown into prison, she …
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