I read this, quite literally, for the hell of it. (I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Katabasis by R. F. Kuang. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general.) Katabasis by R. F. Kuang follows Alice Law, a Cambridge …
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Book Review | Her Soul for a Crown (ARC)
First, a disclaimer: I am incredibly biased toward this book. The author is a good friend of mine (Alysha, if you’re reading this, hi!), and I had the honor of first reading this back when it was a manuscript and she didn’t even have a publisher yet. But I hope that doesn’t entirely take away …
Book Review | Malinalli
In Malinalli by Veronica Chapa, we follow the titular main character through the events of her life, as she goes from child to adolescent to woman. She learns early on that she has an aptitude for magic, but only boys are allowed to attend the school for magic in Tenochtitlan, so her twin brother Eagle …
Book Review | Greenteeth (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill tells the story of Jenny Greenteeth, a lake-dwelling creature who lives near a small human town in …
Book Review | Where Shadows Bloom (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. If nothing else, this book gave me the excuse to listen to the Hadestown soundtrack again. Not that I …
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