I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Mortal Follies, a mischievous narrator relates the tale of Maelys Mitchelmore, a young lady in 1814 high society in …
Tag: fantasy
Book Review | The Girl Who Drank the Moon
I like when you read a book and think, “Yes, I see why this won an award.” The Newbery was very well deserved in this case. In The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, Xan is a witch in the forest. She is loved by the townsfolk on one side, and feared by …
Book Review | The Sun and the Star
This… might be my favorite thing that Rick Riordan has ever created. And that’s saying a lot considering how much I love the Magnus Chase trilogy. But… I might stand by my initial statement here. We’ll see once I stop reeling from this book in a few days. So in The Sun and the Star …
Book Review | Fourth Wing (ARC)
Finally, a fantasy novel with sufficient amounts of dragon! It’s been too long since I found one of those. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. So …
Book Review | Our Hideous Progeny (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Our Hideous Progeny, Mary Saville and her husband Henry are scientists enamored with paleontology. They’re down …
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