First, let’s make something super clear: this is NOT any kind of fairy tale retelling, nor is it another popular YA fantasy adventure or paranormal romance.
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Tag: pre-publication review
The Book by Keith Houston
I haven’t been reading a whole lot lately, but at least when I actually DID read, it happened to be a fantastic book-about-books!
Continue readingThe Season by Jonah Lisa and Stephen Dyer
This is a fun, modern take on Jane Austen’s timeless classic Pride and Prejudice.
Continue readingSummer Days & Summer Nights edited by Stephanie Perkins
First, let’s all just acknowledge that we suddenly have ‘Summer Nights’ from Grease stuck in our heads now, OK? OK.
Continue readingThe Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Despite its impressive length — nearly 800 pages! — this is still a rather whirlwind tour of Russian history. After all, the Romanovs ruled the country for over 3 centuries, and any one of the tsar or tsarina’s lives would make for an interesting book alone.
Continue readingFrom Silk to Silicon by Jeffrey E. Garten
Overall, this is probably a book you’ll want to check out if you’re into history generally, but particularly if you’re looking for short, easily-digestible mini-biographies about people who had a huge impact on the course of human civilization.
Continue reading100 Million Years of Food by Stephen Le
This is an ambitious summary of what we know about traditional cuisines and how various common (or not-so-common) foods can affect the human body, told in part by way of the author’s memories of traveling around the world in search of new food experiences.
Continue readingThe Invention of Science by David Wootton
This is a good book for folks who are interested in the history of sciences, and who are willing + wanting to really take a deep dive into the subject.
Continue readingThe Elemental Trilogy by Sherry Thomas
Highly recommended for fans of Tamora Pierce, Rae Carson, Laini Taylor, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas, etc.
Continue readingWalk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
I was super excited to get a chance to read this new title from the author of The Girl of Fire & Thorns, which I liked very much.
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