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 Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. 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 Writing Retreat by debut author Julia Bartz, Alex has been struggling with writer’s block and grief from …
This book was described as being inspired by Frankenstein’s author, Fleetwood Mac, and the Manson murders, so I kind of had to read it because what kind of wild, attention-grabbing assortment is that? Rachel Hawkin’s novel The Villa follows Emily, a writer who is going through a terrible time. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband is after her money …
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Swifts by Beth Lincoln. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Swifts tells the story of Shenanigan Swift, whose family has a strange tradition: when a new child is born, …
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older. 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 Mimicking of Known Successes, Pleiti is a scholar living on the human colony on …
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