I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Winter’s Orbit, Prince Kiem, grandson of the Emperor, is told he must marry a count from a small vassal …
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Book Review | Remote Control (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Remove Control by Nnedi Okorafor. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Sankofa has wandered rural Ghana for years, ever since Death visited her town when she was seven. Because of her …
Book Review | Displacement (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Displacement by Kiku Hughes from the publisher. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Displacement follows Kiku, a girl growing up in Seattle. During a trip to San Francisco with her mother, …
Book Review | Tarnished Are the Stars
In Rosiee Thor’s debut novel Tarnished Are the Stars, Anna is a mechanic/medic in a small town on Earth Adjacent, the planet that has been terraformed after life on Earth became unsustainable. Anna is also the Technician, an outlaw who uses illegal tech in order to save lives. Meanwhile, Nathaniel, son of the Commissioner of …
Book Review | Artemis Fowl
I watched the new Artemis Fowl movie, and it is… not good. So, to feel better about another part of my childhood reading being ruined, I decided to reread the first book, on which the film is (extremely loosely) based. As usual, the book is better. Artemis Fowl, the first book in the eight book …
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