Pirates? Magic? Say no more; I'm in! The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi 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 of Amina’s former …
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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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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Pearl Hunter by Miya T. Beck. 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 Pearl Hunter by Miya T. Beck, twin sisters Kai and Kishi are pearl divers with their …
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, Zach and his mom have a quiet life …
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker. 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 Keeper of Night, Ren Scarborough has been trying to prove herself as a Reaper in …
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