Am I at least a decade and a half older than the intended audience for this book? Yes. Did I still buy this and start reading it the day it was published? Also yes. Am I awesome for this? Absolutely. So in The Chalice of the Gods, the new installment in the Percy Jackson and …
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Book Review | On a Sunbeam
In the graphic novel On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden, Mia has just left school and is now joining a crew on a spaceship, which travels from place to place on construction and restoration jobs. The more she travels with them, the more she learns about the galaxy—and also learns of a way to potentially …
Book Review | Thieves’ Gambit (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Thieves’ Gambit, Rosalyn Quest has grown up helping her family in their work, which just so happens to be …
Book Review | Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh, Audrey is in a rut after her boyfriend unexpectedly breaks …
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Book Review | The Other Merlin
In The Other Merlin by Robin Schneider, Emry Merlin is used to being overshadowed—by her father, the court wizard to King Uther Pendragon, and by her twin brother, trained in magic despite his mediocre talent. She had to beg her father to teach her anything, because in their society, girls don’t learn magic. So after …