Halloween may have been yesterday, but it seems I’m still going to talk about creepy books! In Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, young socialite Noemí and her father receive a letter from Noemí’s cousin Catalina, who has moved from Mexico City to her new husband’s manor house, High Place. The letter reveals Catalina in a …
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Book Review | The Everlasting
I did it! I found the BEST lady knight novel of the year! The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow is set in the empire of Dominion, which has been built on stories of the heroic knight Sir Una Everlasting, from her fearless deeds to her unwavering devotion to the queen to her tragic death. Centuries …
Book Review | The Isle in the Silver Sea (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri. 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 Isle in the Silver Sea, Simran is a witch, distrusted by many in Britain …
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Book Review | The Second Death of Locke (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Second Death of Locke by V. L. Bovalino. 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 Second Death of Locke, Grey Flynn has been fighting in a war for several …
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Book Review | The Spear Cuts Through Water
To start, I’ll just say “wow.” In The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez, there is a fearsome empire, ruled by a cruel man and terrorized by his three sons, who are known as the Terrors. But one day, the impossible happens: the empress breaks free from the palace. She ends up recruiting two …
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