I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Free Period by Ali Terese. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Free Period, Gracie and Helen are troublemakers first, anything else second. They’re constantly getting in trouble, prepared to end …
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Book Review | The Emperor and the Endless Palace
In The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang, we flit back and forth between three different time periods, 4 BCE, 1740 CE, and the present day. In the first, a young man is tasked with seducing the emperor but quickly learns that the situation is far more complicated than he expected. In the …
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Book Review | Late Bloomer
In Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings, Opal unexpectedly wins the lottery, which—while giving her freedom and options she never had before—brings a lot of drama. Friends, fake friends, and people from her past keep emerging for handouts. The worst problem is Opal’s near-inability to say no when people need help, even at the expense of …
Book Review | Love and Hot Chicken (ARC)
Yes, I also think it’s kind of a silly title. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Love and Hot Chicken by Mary Liza Hartong. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Love and Hot Chicken, PJ Spoon …
Book Review | The Book of Doors (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown. 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 Book of Doors by Gareth Brown, Cassie is working in a bookstore, trying to make ends …
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