Category: ARC review

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My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (ARC Review)

July 4, 2018

Title: My Plain Jane Authors: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Retelling, Historical, Fantasy Publisher: HarperTeen (HarperCollins) Date published: June 26, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. You may think you know the story. After a miserable childhood, penniless… Read More My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (ARC Review)

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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (ARC Review)

July 3, 2018

Title: Convenience Store Woman Author: Sayaka Murata Translator: Ginny Tapley Takemori Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Cultural, Japan Publisher: Grove Press Published: June 12, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Publishers Group Canada, in exchange for an honest review. Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents… Read More Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (ARC Review)

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Guilty Pleasure by Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan (ARC Review)

June 29, 2018

Title: Guilty Pleasure Author: Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Women’s Fiction, Chick Lit, Romance Publisher: Imprint (Macmillan) Published: June 5, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. In this jaw-dropping sequel to Blind Item, three young Hollywood professionals strive to… Read More Guilty Pleasure by Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan (ARC Review)

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Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova (ARC Review)

June 20, 2018

Title: Bruja Born Author: Zoraida Córdova Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Paranormal, Witches Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire (Sourcebooks) Published: June 5, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Three sisters. One spell. Countless dead. Lula Mortiz feels like an outsider. Her sister’s newfound Encantrix powers… Read More Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova (ARC Review)

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Legendary by Stephanie Garber (ARC Review)

June 13, 2018

Title: Legendary Author: Stephanie Garber Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Adventure Publisher: Flatiron Books (Macmillan) Published: May 29, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Raincoast Books, in exchange for an honest review. Stephanie Garber’s limitless imagination takes flight once more in the colorful, mesmerizing, and immersive sequel to the… Read More Legendary by Stephanie Garber (ARC Review)

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The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (ARC Review)

June 4, 2018

Title: The Way You Make Me Feel Author: Maurene Goo Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux  (Macmillan) Published: May 8, 2018 A digital copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. From the author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, a laugh-out-loud… Read More The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (ARC Review)

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From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon (ARC Review)

May 23, 2018

Title: From Twinkle, With Love Author: Sandhya Menon Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster) Published: May 22, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes… Read More From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon (ARC Review)

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Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope (ARC Review)

May 22, 2018

Title: Song of Blood & Stone Author: L. Penelope Type: Fiction Genre: NA (New Adult), Fantasy, Romance Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (Macmillan Publishers) Published: May 1, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. A treacherous, thrilling, epic fantasy about an outcast drawn into… Read More Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope (ARC Review)

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My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma (ARC Review)

May 21, 2018

Title: My So-Called Bollywood Life Author: Nisha Sharma Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Crown BFYR (Penguin Random House) Published: May 15, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Winnie Mehta was never really convinced that Raj was her soulmate, but their… Read More My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma (ARC Review)