I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Million to One, Josefa is a street thief. Violet is an actress. Hinnah is an …
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Book Review | In the Lives of Puppets (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I hope TJ Klune is prepared for just how many roombas are going to be named …
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Book Review | Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston, the first book of a new series, …
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Book Review | Not Good for Maidens
A little late for Halloween, but oh well! In Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino, Lou has grown up in Boston never visiting her family’s home in York, England. In fact, she doesn’t know much about her mother’s and aunts’ lives there before they moved—so when her youngest aunt Neela goes missing in York, …
Book Review | Aces Wild (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Aces Wild by Amanda Dewitt. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Aces Wild, Jack Shannon’s world is falling apart. His mother, owner of a major Las Vegas casino, has just …