ARC Book Review: Theodora's Tea Shop by Christy Anne Jones
Thank you to Headline and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy! I'm going to be honest here. I've been a longtime fan of Christy Anne Jones, having followed her writing journey on Youtube for quite a time. She's been a huge inspiration, and her cosy videos have always motivated me to keep writing my dark fantasy novel. It goes without saying that I was beyond stoked when Headline accepted my ARC request. In Theodora's Tea Shop, a timid, chronically ill woman called Dot sets
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5 hours ago2 min read
ARC Book Review: The Whitechapel Full Moon Society by Elizabeth DeLozier
Thank you to Dutton and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy! A Dutton Books representative reached out to me a month ago, and offered an early copy of Elizabeth DeLozier's sophomore novel, The Whitechapel Full Moon Society. Of course, I was thrilled. I have been enjoying historical fiction recently (as well as historical dramas... Pursuit of Jade, I'm looking at you), and this one promised a supernatural twist. How could I not dive right in? Set in Victorian London, the no
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May 143 min read
ARC Book Review: Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez
Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy! Who would have thought that my review of The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia could offer so many opportunities in the ARC world? Maybe this proves Moreno-Garcia's positive influence on the success of rising Latina authors and their Gothic horrors. Either way, I was very happy to see an email in my inbox that offered an early insight into Gómez's latest novel. Muñeca is a Gothic fantasy that follows
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May 52 min read
Book Club April Review: The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
Since April is my birth month, I was excited to find a book that would alter my brain chemistry in the same way that Sword of Kaigen did. Or Mistborn, for that matter. I am tired of predictable romantasies, cliché characters and convenient plot beats. I wanted something that would move me, tug at my heartstrings. I don't exactly remember how I stumbled upon Shen Tao's The Poet Empress, but as soon as I read its blurb, I had a gut feeling that it would be the right choice for
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May 54 min read
ARC Book Review: The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
Thank you to Del Rey and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy! When I saw an email from Del Rey through Netgalley, offering an ARC of their upcoming gothic fantasy novel because they saw my review of The Bewitching , I thought I was imagining things. What an honour to have received this offer! Obviously, I had to do the book justice by taking my time to engage with the text and gather my thoughts before I jump into my review. At the time of writing this post, I was back hom
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Mar 102 min read