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Feb 25, 20224 min

Two For One

First Looks at two debut fantasy works of young female authors to be published this spring.

Feb 10, 20223 min

First Look: Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram

Young adult, LGBTQ+ fiction is really not my preferred cup of tea. I am a 28 year old ordained Southern Baptist preacher and therefore,...

Feb 6, 20222 min

First Look: The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta

Maybe it's because I'm not an avid science fiction reader or maybe it's because this book tries to accomplish too much too fast, but I...

Jan 25, 20223 min

First Look: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

I didn't know what to expect when I was able to take a read of the first four chapters of Nghi Vo's forth coming novel, Siren Queen: a...

Jan 19, 20222 min

First Look: Sex, Drugs and Radical Self Expression

I am not a regular reader of self-help books, and Barry Williame Magliarditi's Sex, Drugs, and Radical Self Expression is not going to...

Jan 17, 20222 min

First Look: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

I was not expecting much from the first look of Sabaa Tahir's All My Rage. It checks a few boxes that I generally avoid in fiction:...

Dec 10, 20213 min

First Look: I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

I was fortunate this week to get a sneak peek at the first 37 pages of New York Times Bestselling Author Ruta Sepetys' upcoming release I...

Dec 3, 20213 min

First Look: Do You Follow by J.C. Bidonde

This week I received the first thirty pages of J.C. Bidonde's debut novel Do You Follow? in return for my first impression of the book. I...

Apr 17, 20212 min

Book Review: Land of Big numbers

About the Book In December 2020 I received an advanced readers copy of Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen. Chen is a reporter for the...