I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Haunt Sweet Home, Mara isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. She’s tried lots of …
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Book Review | Down Among the Sticks and Bones
In Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire, we follow Jacqueline and Jillian (or Jack and Jill). They’re raised with very specific expectations of how they should behave, which drives a wedge between them over time. But eventually, they team up to explore the room that their grandmother used to stay in (at …
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Book Review | Every Heart a Doorway
I love when I can finally cross off a book I’ve had on my TBR for years! In Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire, Nancy is struggling with living in the real world. You see, she recently tumbled into another world of magic and darkness, death and drama, and she wants to go back. …
Book Review | Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
I love when you find a random book at your local library that you’ve never heard of and end up having a great time reading it! In Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir, Floralinda is captured by a witch and trapped in a tall tower (I bet you can guess how tall) …
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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 …
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