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Tag: retelling

Book Review | Epically Earnest (ARC)

On May 14, 2022May 12, 2022 By Jenny ALeave a comment

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Epically Earnest by Molly Horan. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Epically Earnest, a modern-day retelling of The Importance of Being Earnest, Jane Worthing has grown up internet famous after …

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Book Review | This Monstrous Thing

On March 29, 2022March 28, 2022 By Jenny ALeave a comment

In This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee, Alasdair works as an assistant to his father, who makes and repairs mechanical prosthetics for people. These clockwork people aren’t treated well in their society, though, which is why Alasdair is forced to keep his greatest innovation secret: that he’s managed to use clockwork and steam power to …

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Book Review | A Taste for Love

On March 1, 2022February 24, 2022 By Jenny ALeave a comment

Will I ever stop reading Austen-inspired books? Probably not. In A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen, Liza has always had a passion for baking. She dreams of going to culinary school after graduating, but her mother wants her to have a better career. Not to mention a nice Asian boyfriend. But Liza doesn’t want …

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Book Review | Daughter of Sparta (ARC)

On July 3, 2021July 5, 2021 By Jenny ALeave a comment

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In this new take on Greek mythology, Daphne has grown up in Sparta training how to fight, despite …

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Book Review | Pride and Premeditation

On May 18, 2021May 16, 2021 By Jenny ALeave a comment

I’m a simple woman; show me a reimagining of either Sense and Sensibility or Pride and Prejudice, and you automatically have my attention. In Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price, Lizzie Bennet is the daughter of a barrister, and is determined to practice law herself. So when a murder occurs, Lizzie sees her chance to …

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