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 …
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Book Review | Hold Back the Tide (ARC)
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it! Let's review a horror novel. You know, for irony. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I’m apparently …
Book Review | The Afterlife of Holly Chase
This was like The Good Place: Teen Holiday Edition. So if you know me at all (for those who don’t, know that I’ve watched that show several times now because it’s forking awesome okay), you’ll know I enjoyed this book. In Cynthia Hand’s The Afterlife of Holly Chase, Holly is a materialistic, selfish, entitled brat. …
Book Review | Things in Jars
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd follows investigator Bridie Devine, who is tasked with solving the kidnapping of Christabel, daughter of Sir Edmund Berwick. The child, apparently, has been kept secret from the world, and the more Bridie investigates, the more mystery there is surrounding the girl. Combine that with a ghost following Bridie, as …
Book Review | Good Omens
I’m listening to Queen while writing this review, because it’s only right. (Not on cassette, though, sorry Crowley.) Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s collaborative novel Good Omens follows angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley who, over the thousands of years they’ve known each other, have become close despite their differences. But Armageddon is fast approaching, which …
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