How to Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal Marie Fleming is $2.99! Earlier this year, anti-racist books were flying off the shelves, but of course, we should all continue to do the work in being anti-racist even after the cultural zeitgeist has passed.
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The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal is $2.99! This is part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals, which are all Goodreads Choice Award winners and finalists. Carrie read this one and gave it a B grade:
Even though at first I found this book to be slow going, I came to appreciate it for its intersectional feminism and its unabashed adoration of all the science and math that goes into making space flight possible.
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Deadline by Stephanie Ahn is $3.99! Now, this might be full price but I wanted to include it because it sounds fucking amazing. This is an urban fantasy with a Korean-American lesbian witch protagonist. Hi, yes, hello! I also love the cover. The description warns of some BDSM elements, which some reviewers thought was a bit of an unwelcome surprise.
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Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass is 99c! This is the first book in the Shadowchasers urban fantasy series. There’s a lot of Egyptian mythology, which readers felt was a breath of fresh air in the UF genre. However, some felt the world building was more interesting than the characters. Have you read this one?
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New York, Actually by Sarah Morgan is 99c! This is a price-matched Kindle Daily Deal. Feel free to check out the rest of today’s deals. Some readers found this to be a charming contemporary romance, while others took some issues with the hero’s behavior in pursuing the heroine.
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Moonshadow by Thea Harrison is 99c! This is a paranormal romance and the start to a new series, which many readers have recommended in previous comments. Readers loved the witchy heroine, but found the romance bordered on insta-lust. For lovers of this book, tell us what you enjoyed!
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RECOMMENDED: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor is $2.99! This is a YA fantasy with some romantic elements, and it’s the first in a series. I’ve heard so many good things about this book, and several friends compared it to a fairy tale. However, readers admit that it’s a tad confusing at the start, as they tried to get their footing in the story.
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Act Like It by Lucy Parker is 99c! Sarah says, “I mean, I could squee at you some MORE beyond my review but I think you’ve heard me already. I loved this book. You should read it. It’s delightful.”
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My first impressions of “His Road Home” were as follows: If the blurb is to be believed, there is A LOT going on in this story. It’s going to have to be pretty tightly constructed to fit that much plot into a novella. Catnip alert – I cannot resist a wounded protagonist. I’m especially vulnerable to a wounded hero, but I’ll take a wounded heroine as well (especially if there’s a caretaker alpha involved). OMG, … Continue reading His Road Home by Anna Richland →