I like when you read a book and think, “Yes, I see why this won an award.” The Newbery was very well deserved in this case. In The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, Xan is a witch in the forest. She is loved by the townsfolk on one side, and feared by …
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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 | A Door in the Dark (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen. 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 Door in the Dark, Ren Monroe is used to being underestimated at her school for …
Book Review | Goblin Market (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Goblin Market by Diane Zahler. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Goblin Market, Lizzie is a shy girl who prefers to stay home at her family’s farm. Her sister, Minka, …
Book Review | The Book Eaters (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. 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 Book Eaters, Devon has led a sheltered but pampered life in her family estate. She is one …
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