I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen. 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 Bánh Mì for Two, Lan loves working at her family’s food truck in Sài …
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Book Review | Medici Heist (ARC)
I would have finished reading this book much sooner, but I’ve been distracted by the Olympics (swimming and gymnastics mostly. Don’t get me started on the crossover turn during IMs; you’ll be an unwilling captive audience for many minutes if you do). Anyway, I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Medici Heist by Caitlin …
Book Review | The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands
At different points, this reminded me both of Agatha Christie and of the Doctor Who episode “Midnight.” And if that’s not a combination that grabs your attention, I don’t even know what to say to you. The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks follows the passengers on a Trans-Siberian express train that …
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Book Review | Dreadful (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The title is inaccurate. This book is closer to delightful than it is to dreadful. I mean, there's a garlic festival …
Book Review | The Honey Witch
In The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields, Marigold is fed up with high society and trying to find love. So when her grandmother unexpectedly visits and asks her to come back to the island of Innisfree with her, to become a witch, Marigold agrees. There’s a catch, though—no witch in their family can be …
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