I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Andromeda—Andra for short—is put into stasis in preparation for a hundred-year journey to a new planet, to …
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Book Review | Time Travel for Love and Profit (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Time Travel for Love and Profit by Sarah Lariviere. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Time Travel for Love and Profit, a girl named Nephele ends her freshman year of …
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Book Review | Clap When You Land (ARC)
I almost squealed at work the other day, because we received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, which I immediately took home and started reading. Since this is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Acevedo goes …
Trilogy Review | Arc of a Scythe
I get to meet Neal Shusterman next month (!!!), so figured I’d better read one of his most beloved series, Arc of a Scythe, before I do. And I’ve decided, since I marathoned this entire trilogy, to write a review for the whole thing at once. So there might be minor implicit spoilers, but I’ll …
Book Review | The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee picks up a few months after The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue ended. We find Felicity Montague struggling to make ends meet while she tries to get into medical school, which, as a woman, she’s barred from. Then, an unexpected proposition sends her fleeing …
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Top 10 Books I Read in 2019
I’ve read so much this year, and I’m quite proud of myself for it. I may still gravitate toward the same few genres (young adult, fantasy, and mythology), but I also got a bit out of my comfort zone by delving into more graphic novels and a few nonfiction books too. Narrowing down my top …
Book Review | Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle (or Ari) meets Dante one summer at the pool. They become close, which is unexpected for Ari, who isn’t used to having friends. Ari is angry a lot of the time, and grappling with becoming a young man, and with …
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