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
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 …
Book Review | The Shadow in the Glass (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Shadow in the Glass by J. J. A. Harwood. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Shadow in the Glass, Eleanor (AKA Ella) was once the ward of a …
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Book Review | Where the Rhythm Takes You (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Where the Rhythm Takes You, Reyna has been helping run her family’s hotel in Tobago since …
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Book Review | Ariadne (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Ariadne by Jennifer Saint. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Ariadne, we meet the titular character, who grows up in Crete in her father King Minos’s household. She has …
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