book-reviews
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A huge thank you to NetGalley and Histria Books for the review copy of B. K. O’Connor’s beautiful book “Eve.” It is very appreciated! I initially rated this book four stars on Goodreads, but I am revising that to a full five; this book was so good it deserves all of the stars. Some years…
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Thank you NetGalley and Cariad Publishing House for the review copy on Hallie Pursel’s fantastic “Veilmarch”! This book was amazing! Pursel’s characters and their world pulled me right in. Pursel creates a world where Death is a real, quasi-living presence in the world, served by “Veilwalkers,” executioners who cull the sinful by order of the…
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Thank you NetGalley and Mariner Books for the review copy of Anna Kovatcheva’s “She Made Herself a Monster.” It is very appreciated! I have been on the hunt for really good fiction, the kind that grabs me with the first paragraph and keeps me in its teeth until the end. Sadly, I am often disappointed.…
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Thank you NetGalley and Skyhorse Publishing for the ARC of Niva and Yotam Kay’s “The Abundant Kitchen!” For a long time now, I have wanted to learn how to can my own vegetables and make my own jams and kombucha, but I am terrified I am going to give my family botulism. This book almost…
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Thank you very much NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC of Amanda Lovelace’s newest collection “the witch doesn’t drown in this one”! Amanda Lovelace has done it again (as if that is a surprise): she has plumbed the deepest parts of her heart and shared her pain, her anger, her hope, and her…
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Thank you NetGalley and Ballantine Books for the ARC of “We the Women” by Norah O’Donnell and Kate Anderson Brower, it is much appreciated!“We the Women” offers fascinating snapshots of women history has tried to forget. Some of these women were familiar to me from my Women’s Studies classes in college as well as my…
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Thank you NetGalley and Red Hen Press for the ARC of Laing Rikkers’ lovely book “Morning Leaves.” I thought this was a beautiful book, though I would hesitate to call it poetry. It gave me more of an impression of being a collection of affirmations, which I do not think took away from the overall…
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Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the review copy of Laura Purcell’s “The House of Splinters,” it is very appreciated. I have never read Laura Purcell’s writing before, and I can honestly say that I think she is a fantastic writer. She is very descriptive and writes really great scenes. The ancestral house The…
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I received a review copy of this brilliant book from NetGalley and Scribner, and could not be more appreciative! “…the pursuit of art…by artist or audience, is the pursuit of liberty.” -Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K Le Guin was a master storyteller. Her work has entertained and enthralled thousands of readers for six decades.…
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Let me begin by expressing my sincere thanks to NetGalley and all of the Publishers for the opportunity to read all of these books. I am truly grateful and love writing these reviews. I’m just rather lax in uploading them promptly. (Actually, that’s not entirely true; they are posted on NetGalley and Goodreads relatively quickly.…
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