I read this, quite literally, for the hell of it. (I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Katabasis by R. F. Kuang. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general.) Katabasis by R. F. Kuang follows Alice Law, a Cambridge …
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Book Review | Bochica (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Bochica by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Bochica by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro, Antonia spent her formative years in La Casona, a grand house in Columbia built by her …
Book Review | Her Soul for a Crown (ARC)
First, a disclaimer: I am incredibly biased toward this book. The author is a good friend of mine (Alysha, if you’re reading this, hi!), and I had the honor of first reading this back when it was a manuscript and she didn’t even have a publisher yet. But I hope that doesn’t entirely take away …
Book Review | A Drop of Corruption
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett, the sequel to The Tainted Cup, follows Ana Dolabra and Dinios Kol on another mysterious case on the outskirts of the Empire. This time, they’re in Yarrowdale, a territory at the very edge of the Empire’s influence, and a contentious territory at that. The citizens are skeptical …
Book Review | The Gentleman and His Vowsmith
In Gentleman and His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide, Lord Nicholas Monterris, as the only heir to his family name, must make an advantageous marriage. So his father arranges for him to wed Lady Leaf Serral, a woman Nic doesn’t know at all. But she and her family are brought to the Monterris home to arrange …
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