My Rating: 4 stars Many thanks to Random House and NetGalley for the ARC. This book was released today, November 2 2021! In Skin of the Sea, Bowen takes "The Little Mermaid" and weaves it together with West African folklore to create this stunning tale of Simidele, a Mami Wata tasked with collecting the souls… Continue reading Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
My Rating: 3 stars Many thanks to Random House and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is being released today, February 9 2021. First of all, the summary of We Play Ourselves is misleading. It makes it sound like a thriller focused around the disappearance of a teenage girl. It's not a thriller, and going… Continue reading We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman
My Rating: 3 stars Many thanks to Ecco and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is being released on February 9 2021. The (Other) You is only the second work by Oates that I've read. The first was Black Water, which I read way back in high school. I remember that it impressed me but… Continue reading The (Other) You: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates
Many thanks to Random House Children's, Knopf Books for Young Readers, and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is being released today, December 1 2020. My Rating: 4 stars If A Wolf for a Spell had existed when I was a kid, it probably would have been one of my favorites. This Middle Grade novel… Continue reading A Wolf for a Spell by Karah Sutton
Many thanks to Wednesday Books, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is being released today November 17 2020. Warning: There will be spoilers for White Stag (Permafrost #1) in this review. My Rating: 2 stars I picked up the first book in the Permafrost series, White Stag, last year with high… Continue reading Goblin King (Permafrost #2) by Kara Barbieri
Many thanks to Verso Books and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is being released today, November 10 2020. My Rating: 4 stars I requested The Walker because I've done some academic work about moving through the 19th-century city. I always like learning more about subjects I've studied, and this book promised discussions on Poe… Continue reading The Walker: On Losing and Finding Yourself in the Modern City by Matthew Beaumont
Many thanks to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is being released today, November 3 2020. My Rating: 2 stars White Ivy is the story of Ivy Lin, who can only be defined as a thief, a liar, and manipulative. Ever since her family immigrated to the United States from China,… Continue reading White Ivy by Susie Yang
Many thanks to Macmillan-Tor and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is being released today, September 29 2020. My Rating: 2 stars Burning Roses is a fairy tale retelling mash-up mainly consisting of "Little Red Riding Hood" and the Chinese legend of "Hou Yi." Now middle aged women, Rosa and Hou Yi are hunting down… Continue reading Burning Roses by S. L. Huang
Many thanks to Random House and NetGalley for the ARC! This book will be published on Tuesday September 1 2020. My Rating: 2 stars After reading and loving The Girls a few years ago, I was excited to read something new from Emma Cline. Unfortunately, Daddy: Stories missed the mark for me. Several of the stories intrigued me at… Continue reading Daddy: Stories by Emma Cline
Many thanks to REUTS Publications and NetGalley for the ARC! This book was published on July 9 and is now available for purchase. My Rating: 4 stars Speak the Ocean is a new adult contemporary fantasy that uses aspects of "The Little Mermaid" while still distinctly being it's own story. After discovery mermaids, or the… Continue reading Speak the Ocean by Rebecca Enzor
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