I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Basil & Dahlia by Joy McCullough. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Basil & Dahlia, the titular characters have recently been orphaned, after a terrible accident in their scientist …
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Book Review | Puzzleheart (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese, Perigee is a very logical, scientifically minded kid. They want to be a scientist when …
Book Review | The Last Dragon on Mars (ARC)
Yes, this is middle grade, but no, I will not be calm about it. It’s a book I would have adored at that age, and one I still had a fabulous time reading now in my late twenties. I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen. …
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Book Review | Free Period (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Free Period by Ali Terese. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Free Period, Gracie and Helen are troublemakers first, anything else second. They’re constantly getting in trouble, prepared to end …
Top 10 Books I Read in 2023
How is another year finished already?! I don’t understand. Well, I guess I’ll make another top ten list, in that case. (I will note that this list contains books that were new to me, not necessarily published within this calendar year.) There are my usual genres, because life is too short to not read books …