I love a good retelling. And this is a good retelling! In Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid, Roscille has been raised her whole life knowing that, firstly, she is only useful as a wife and not as a person, and secondly, that she is witch-touched and so her direct gaze will drive men to madness. …
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Book Review | The Spellshop
In The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, Kiela is a librarian in the empire’s best and most elite library of magical texts. But when a revolution leads to the place burning, she must abandon everything she knew and escape the city. With only a few crates of rescued books and her assistant Caz—a sentient spider …
Book Review | Haunt Sweet Home (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Haunt Sweet Home, Mara isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. She’s tried lots of …
Book Review | Down Among the Sticks and Bones
In Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire, we follow Jacqueline and Jillian (or Jack and Jill). They’re raised with very specific expectations of how they should behave, which drives a wedge between them over time. But eventually, they team up to explore the room that their grandmother used to stay in (at …
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Book Review | The Lost Story (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer follows Emilie, a young woman who is searching for answers about what happened …
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