I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Frankie & Bug, Bug’s summer isn’t going so well. Her brother now feels too old to hang out …
Tag: historical fiction
Book Review | The Dictionary of Lost Words
In The Dictionary of Lost Things by Pip Williams, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a small building where lexicographers—including her father—spend their days researching and defining words for the upcoming publication of the Oxford English Dictionary’s first edition. As Esme watches, she learns all about the power of words, but cannot help noticing …
Book Review | The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks, Adrian Montague has grown up in …
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Book Review | Cloud Cuckoo Land (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Cloud Cuckoo Land, we follow several different characters from several different times and settings: there’s Anna and Omeir …
Book Review | Harlem Shuffle (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. This is my third novel by Whitehead, and it might be my favorite so far! In Harlem Shuffle, Ray Carney …
