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 …
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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 …
Book Review | The Love Hypothesis
In The Love Hypothesis, Olive is a PhD candidate working in a biology lab at Stanford. She’s content with her life, even if it’s not that lucky in love—but when her best friend Anh falls for the guy Olive has dated casually a couple times, she has to reevaluate. It might be a good idea …
Book Review | Dark and Shallow Lies (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain, Grey returns to her hometown in Louisiana for …
Book Review | Fault Lines (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Fault Lines by Emily Itami. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I love days when I read an entire book from start to finish, which is what I did with this …
Righter of Words 