I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Splendor by Breeana Shields. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Breeana Shields’ novel, there is a famous hotel, The Splendor, that specializes in making your wildest dreams come …
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Book Review | People of Abandoned Character
Everyone has a weird, niche knowledge about something unusual, right? Some people teach themselves Klingon; some people can name every player on their favorite sports team. Me? I know tons of random Jack the Ripper facts. So naturally, as a geek, I had to read this novel. In People of Abandoned Character by Clare Whitfield, …
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Book Review | Mary Jane (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Mary Jane, the title character gets a summer job at a doctor’s home to babysit his daughter. She …
Book Review | The Echo Wife
In Sarah Gailey’s novel The Echo Wife, Evelyn Caldwell is a celebrated scientist who specializes in cloning research. Her life is turned upside down, however, when she learns that her husband Nathan has cheated on her—by using her research to create a clone of Evelyn and sleep with her instead. The messy divorce has just …
Book Review | The Liar’s Dictionary (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. This book was so odd, a word which here means (yes, I’m borrowing Lemony Snicket’s turn of phrase) unusual …
