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Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik
I received an invitation to ARC read Silver & Blood by a representative of the publisher after I’d recently read and loved another ARC from them. If they were so sure I’d like it, I figured I’d give it a shot even without really knowing the author. They were absolutely correct. I had an amazing…
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Bound by Alyson Dawn
Over the summer, I read Marked by Alyson Dawn. I had a lot of fun with its characters, and wanted to see more of its unique shadow magic system. Therefore I was very excited to get a message asking if I would read an ARC of the sequel too. Bound publishes today, Sunday, January 25th…
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Child of Shivay by JR Cathers
Advance reader copies (ARCs) of Child of Shivay by JR Cathers were sent out in waves. Each wave went to a new round of applicants. Since my reading schedule for October was already very full, I tried to ignore the first few waves. However, a couple friends of mine jumped on the book right away.…
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The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood by Brittany Hansen
I already knew I would be reading frantically through the month of October. I’d already received advance reader copies (ARCs) of a handful of books publishing this month. Still, when The Nerd Fam sent out emails looking for readers interested in The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood, I couldn’t resist applying. The description of the story…
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Isle of Ember by Alycia E. Anderson
I have anxiously been awaiting the release of Isle of Ember since I read the first book of the series back in April. As soon as I’d finished the advance reader copy (ARC) of that one, I let the author know how much I’d loved it and told her to please sign me up for…
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The Call of Wind by K. R. House
I was very excited to be approved as an ARC (advance reader copy) reader for The Call of Wind by K. R. House. For a while now, I’ve been following her journey toward publication on TikTok. In addition to her videos about the process, she also makes a game of creating magic systems on the…
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Weekly Reading Recap: July 7, 2025
We’ve reached July 7, and that means we’ve made it through the first week of a new month! Summer is always far busier than I expect it to be, but I’m still getting some good reading done. I finished off the book I’d started last week then dove directly into its sequel. The latter will…
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Weekly Reading Recap: June 23, 2025
We’ve already reached June 23: my birthday! My daughter is officially on her summer break and we’re getting into the swing of this season. Just yesterday I spent the day wandering Cape Cod and visiting shops on The Cape and Islands Book Store Trail. Over this past week, I managed to off the book I’d…
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Weekly Reading Recap: June 16, 2025
We’ve already reached June 16! This month is really flying by. We’re now only a week away from my birthday! My daughter has finished her last week of the school year, and I just bought a car over the weekend. I’m not sure how I found any reading time, but I did. This week I…


