I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Amalfi Curse follows two timelines: the present day and the 1820s. In the former, a nautical archaeologist Haven …
Tag: magical realism
Book Review | The Sirens
In The Sirens by Emilia Hart, we follow three timelines, 2019, 1999, and 1800. In the first, college student Lucy is plagued by strange nightmares and sleepwalking episodes—the most recent of which ends with her hands around her ex’s throat. She flees campus in panic, terrified at what’s happening to her, and heads to her …
Book Review | Lola (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Lola, the titular protagonist lives in Mexico City, in a house that is built around an ancient tree with …
Book Review | Family Lore
Well, this was a surprising read. In Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, the Marte family has known that many of them have special abilities. One can tell when people are lying, one is great at herbalism — and Flor has dreams that tell her when someone is going to die. So when she decides to …
Book Review | Shark Heart (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Shark Heart by Emily Habeck. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Shark Heart, Wren and Lewis are in love, only married a few weeks ago. But Lewis notices something strange …
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