In Courtney Walsh’s novel The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley, Isadora prefers to keep to herself. She never does anything social, doesn’t date anymore, and doesn’t have friends. It’s easier this way. But one day she sees a magazine with an article about how to be happy, and thinks it’s ridiculous. There’s not a formula …
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This is like if Jane Austen wrote a murder mystery. And what’s not to like about that? In A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales, Beatrice Steele has often balked at the rules of her strict society in Swampshire, being less ladylike than most people would prefer her to be. She also, secretly, has been …
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The McNifficents by Amy Makechnie. 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 McNifficents, miniature schnauzer Lord Tennyson is proud to be the nanny to the six McNiff children. They …
I just keep reading books that involve baking competitions; I don't plan to stop, though. In The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar, Shireen is heartbroken after breaking up with her first girlfriend, Chris. She doesn’t even want to bake anymore, which was previously her passion. But when she finds out that she’s …
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The International House of Dereliction by Jacqueline Davies. 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 International House of Dereliction, Alice is proud of her abilities to repair things, skills she …
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