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libraries, dogs & geeking out | BOOKISH AND THE BEAST | Ashley Poston [ARC-Review]

By on 18/05/2020

WERBUNG/ADVERTISEMENT *I got this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* What is it about? Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck—on her college application essays, in her small town, and on that mysterious General Sond cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon. Most of all, she’s stuck in her grief over her mother’s […]

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5★ books | book review

swords, feminism, and the love of family | The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly | ARC-Review

By on 13/04/2020

What is it about? Working as a wench―i.e. waitress―at a cheesy medieval-themed restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Kit Sweetly dreams of being a knight like her brother. She has the moves, is capable on a horse, and desperately needs the raise that comes with knighthood, so she can help her mom pay the mortgage and […]

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