I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In V. E. Schwab’s novel Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, we traverse …
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I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Red in Tooth and Claw by Lish McBride. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Red in Tooth and Claw tells the story of Faolan Kelly, who has grown up with …
In My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows, Mary Read finds herself at a crossroads. She’s in love with a man who doesn’t feel the same, but she can’t go home either. In coming to land, she’s given up her fish tail. Oh, did I mention she was born a mermaid? …
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Lies of Alma Blackwell by Amanda Glaze. 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 Lies of Alma Blackwell, Nev Blackwell was born and raised in Hollow Cliff, a place …
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I love a good retelling. And this is a good retelling! In Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid, Roscille has been raised her whole life knowing that, firstly, she is only useful as a wife and not as a person, and secondly, that she is witch-touched and so her direct gaze will drive men to madness. …
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