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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Published on November 4, 2024November 27, 2024 by Celeste12 Comments

Today’s review is about YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang. It’s a standalone dark satire about the publishing industry, social media, and cultural appropriation. This review contains very minor spoilers about the plotline.

Author: R.F. Kuang
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publish Date: May 16, 2023
Print Length: 336

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Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

Published on August 19, 2024November 27, 2024 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about ADELAIDE by Genevieve Wheeler. It’s a story about a young woman who ends up falling for her dream guy. But at what point does she put herself first over making a relationship work?

Author: Genevieve Wheeler
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publish Date: April 18, 2023
Print Length: 304

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A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan

Published on July 22, 2024November 27, 2024 by Celeste2 Comments

Today’s review is about A ROOM CALLED EARTH by Madeleine Ryan. It’s an introspective contemporary fiction that spans about 12 hours of a woman’s life from a night out to the morning after. The author is neurodiverse and the implication is that the main character is as well.

Author: Madeleine Ryan
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publish Date: August 18, 2020
Print Length: 304

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ARC Review: Orchid Child by Victoria Costello

Published on June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 by Celeste4 Comments

Though a bit later than I usually post, today’s review is about ORCHID CHILD by Victoria Costello. Set mainly in Ireland, this story examines the effects of generational trauma and epigenetic expression. In a sense, confronting the truth and the past will set these characters free.

Author: Victoria Costello
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Liminal Books
Publish Date: June 13, 2023
Print Length: 312

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ARC Review: Bookworm by Robin Yeatman

Published on January 30, 2023January 29, 2023 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about BOOKWORM by Robin Yeatman, a debut dark comedy about imagination and the alleged dangers of reading. Don’t let the seemingly jovial cover art fool you, though. BOOKWORM just might validate that women are free thinkers and reading does give them ideas.

Author: Robin Yeatman
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publish Date: February 14, 2023
Print Length: 288

BOOKWORM by Robin Yeatman will be published by Harper Perennial, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Unionized employees at HarperCollins Publishers have been striking for approximately two months for fair wages. For more information, visit their Twitter page. If you’re interested in this debut novel, consider purchasing it from the HarperCollins Union Bookshop.org page. A portion of the purchases made on this page will be donated to their union hardship fund.

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