I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Sadly, this fourteen-month-old ARC isn’t the oldest one in my library. (The oldest unread one might or might not …
Tag: folklore
Book Review | Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom by Sangu Mandanna. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Calling all Percy Jackson and Aru Shah fans—get over here. I have one for you! In Kiki …
Continue reading Book Review | Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (ARC)
Book Review | Remote Control (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Remove Control by Nnedi Okorafor. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Sankofa has wandered rural Ghana for years, ever since Death visited her town when she was seven. Because of her …
Book Review | Things in Jars
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd follows investigator Bridie Devine, who is tasked with solving the kidnapping of Christabel, daughter of Sir Edmund Berwick. The child, apparently, has been kept secret from the world, and the more Bridie investigates, the more mystery there is surrounding the girl. Combine that with a ghost following Bridie, as …
Book Review | Melmoth (ARC)
I received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of Melmoth by Sarah Perry. Therefore, the version I read is just a proof and not the final version, so I won't quote directly and will keep my comments general. Melmoth tells the story of a woman named Helen Franklin, from Essex by birth but who now lives …
