I received an eARC from the publishers. All opinions are my own. A passionate tale of plague, fire, and forbidden love in seventeenth-century London from the acclaimed author of Solomon's Crown 1666. It is a year after plague has devastated England. Young widow Cecilia Thorowgood is a prisoner, trapped and isolated within the cavernous London … Continue reading The Phoenix Bride | Book Review
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The Forgotten and the Feared | Book Review
I received an eARC from the author. All opinions are my own. Also, please keep in mind that reviews are for readers, not authors. If you are the author or know the author personally, please click off of this review. The only way to survive is to win.The only way to win is to slay … Continue reading The Forgotten and the Feared | Book Review
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known | Book Review
I received an eARC from Netgalley. All opinions are my own. Dinosaurs and portals, and a girl who can find both in the latest book in the Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning series. Antsy is the latest student to pass through the doors at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children. When her fellow students realize that … Continue reading Mislaid in Parts Half-Known | Book Review
The Antiquity Affair | Book Review
I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own. Two estranged sisters must band together to solve a puzzle three millennia in the making in this female-heroine take on Indiana Jones. 1907: The dawn of Egyptology is a time of imperialism and plunder, opulence and unrest, and Dr. Warren Ford, … Continue reading The Antiquity Affair | Book Review
Amor Actually | Book Review
I received an advance listening copy from the publishers and Netgalley. All opinions are my own. Nochebuena. One party. Nine Happily Ever Afters.It’s Christmas Eve in New York City, when anything is possible. For these couples, it’s the season to find true love. From second-chances, big leaps, missed connections, and reconnections, this charming collection celebrates … Continue reading Amor Actually | Book Review
Shoot the Moon | Book Review
I received an eARC from NetGalley. All opinions are my own. An ambitious and evocative debut novel about one brilliant but lonely NASA secretary’s relentless drive to live a big life in a world that would keep her small. Intelligent but isolated physics graduate Annie Fisk feels an undeniable pull toward space. When she lands … Continue reading Shoot the Moon | Book Review
The Phoenix King | Book Review
I received an eARC from the publishers and NetGalley. All opinions are my own. In a kingdom where flames hold magic and the desert hides secrets, an ancient prophecy comes for an assassin, a princess, and a king. But none are ready to face destiny—and the choices they make could burn the world. “If we … Continue reading The Phoenix King | Book Review
Changelings: An Autistic Trans Anthology | Book Review
I received an eARC from the editors. All opinions are my own. Nothing about us without us! A young adult anthology of stories about trans autistic characters by trans autistic authors. These last few years have been difficult for the transgender community. This has included frequent attacks on autistic trans people, claiming we can’t possibly … Continue reading Changelings: An Autistic Trans Anthology | Book Review
The Bell in the Fog | Book Review
I received a physical ARC from BookishFirst. All opinions are my own. The Bell in the Fog , a dazzling historical mystery by Lev AC Rosen, asks—once you have finally found a family, how far would you go to prove yourself to them? San Francisco, 1952. Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has started a new life … Continue reading The Bell in the Fog | Book Review
A Shot in the Dark | Book Review
I received an eARC from NetGalley. All opinions are my own. A passionate and powerful romance featuring a transgender man and an ex-Orthodox woman who find each other through their devotion to art, and fall in love despite all odds, from bestselling author Victoria Lee Elisheva Cohen has just returned to New York after almost a decade … Continue reading A Shot in the Dark | Book Review
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