I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Cinder House 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. Cinder House is a novella that retells the story of Cinderella. In this version, Ella died at age sixteen and …
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Book Review | Hemlock & Silver
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. T. Kingfisher is an auto-read author for me, if you haven’t noticed by now. I have yet to read …
Book Review | The River Has Roots (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar. 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 River Has Roots, two sisters Esther and Ysabel live by a river that flows from …
Book Review | I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons
You’ll be pleased to know that there are just about enough dragons in this book for me! In I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle, Gaius Aurelius Constantine Heliogabalus Thrax (please just call him Robert) has inherited his late father’s job as dragon exterminator for the kingdom. He doesn’t like the job, as …
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Book Review | Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
I love when you find a random book at your local library that you’ve never heard of and end up having a great time reading it! In Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir, Floralinda is captured by a witch and trapped in a tall tower (I bet you can guess how tall) …
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