I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. 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 Dance Tree, it is 1518, and Lisbet is trying to live a quiet life in her …
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Book Review | The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Pirates? Magic? Say no more; I'm in! The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty joins the titular character after she’s been retired from piracy for ten years to raise her daughter. But one day a woman arrives with a request Amina can’t say no to: if she recovers this woman’s granddaughter—the child of one …
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Book Review | The Last Heir to Blackwood Library (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox. 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 Last Heir to Blackwood Library, Ivy Radcliffe is scraping by in London. The country …
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Book Review | The Villa
This book was described as being inspired by Frankenstein’s author, Fleetwood Mac, and the Manson murders, so I kind of had to read it because what kind of wild, attention-grabbing assortment is that? Rachel Hawkin’s novel The Villa follows Emily, a writer who is going through a terrible time. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband is after her money …
Book Review | A Million to One (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Million to One, Josefa is a street thief. Violet is an actress. Hinnah is an …
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