My favorite surprise of the week: Once Swindled by Laura Sebastian! The first in her new Lack and Luster series, this novel introduces a Gilded Age world in which the aristocrats (Lusters) don't just have more money and power; they also have magical abilities that the others (the Lacks) don't. Once such Lack is Mavis,... Continue Reading →
Happy release week to The Gods Time Forgot, the debut novel by Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez. Set in New York during the Gilded Age, this novel opens with Rua awakening with amnesia. The people around her claim she's Emma Harrington, daughter of a local wealthy family, but she's certain she's not. As Rua navigates the season... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my first reading wrap-up! This will be a monthly thing going forward, but I'm glad I'm starting now, because July was an excellent reading month for me. I really enjoyed all the books I read, and gave them all between four and five stars. Half of the books I read were set, at... Continue Reading →
Amanda's Book Corner 