I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I read the first book in this series last year and loved it, so I was …
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Last weekend, I listened to two different audiobooks, which have very little in common. In fact, I think their only points of commonality were that they were short (less than 4 hours) and both by women. The first one I listened to was Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood, which follows environmental engineer Mara, who …
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Swimmers follows the various people who exercise at their community pool. Their lives are shattered, however, when a mysterious …
In A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Sibling Dex has been a tea monk for a couple of years, traveling from village to village and serving tea, listening to people’s troubles and triumphs, and spreading some happiness where possible. But Dex is feeling dissatisfied, though it’s unclear what the source is. But perhaps …
Snicket, you weirdo, thank you for this gem. In Poison for Breakfast, Lemony Snicket sits down to breakfast, and afterwards finds a note that says “you had poison for breakfast.” Bewildered, he sets out to find which of the foods he ate is going to kill him, and so we are taken on a quirky …
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