In By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter, Will Hughes is a struggling player in London’s playhouses, but that’s not the only place he’s acting. His family was part of an uprising against the queen a few years ago, and he knows that if he draws too much attention to himself in the capital, he …
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Book Review | The Glass Scientists
A quick review today because I've been sick, and this is all I've had time for! In The Glass Scientists by S. H. Cotugno, Dr. Henry Jekyll is a rogue scientist. The public calls them “mad,” but he knows they aren’t. They’re just like-minded eccentric innovators, who just need to improve their reputation, which is …
Book Review | Lessons in Chemistry
I finally read a book that’s on the adult fiction New York Times bestseller list! Well, okay, I’ve read books that meet that criteria before, but it was usually before or at the same time they hit the list, not after seeing it listed there for months and months on end. (Also, hitting the New …
Book Review | The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish. 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 Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall, Arthur Doyle is part of a poor family in …
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Book Review | The Other Merlin
In The Other Merlin by Robin Schneider, Emry Merlin is used to being overshadowed—by her father, the court wizard to King Uther Pendragon, and by her twin brother, trained in magic despite his mediocre talent. She had to beg her father to teach her anything, because in their society, girls don’t learn magic. So after …
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