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In the stacks
Contemporary
Rebirthday | Jessemy Neiger | Contemporary (N) (C) (F)
The lives of 16-year-old Natalia Garces and her family are upended when a pregnancy test taken on a whim leads to a diagnosis of leukemia. Rallying to support their youngest member, the tight-knit Garces family orbits her like a mini-solar system, beginning with Natalia’s mother and her seemingly benign move into the “mom dorm” close to the hospital. As the weeks drag on and Natalia begins to look and feel like a cancer kid, concerns for her recovery build and escalate into mounting family tension. Paige, Natalia’s twin, sees herself slipping from their once close bond when she loses the bone marrow match to their older sister, Izzy. In time, the truth of Izzy’s conception from their parents’ then-adulterous affair comes out, weakening the sisters’ trust in their accepted family lore. Against the backdrop of her family’s unraveling, Natalia struggles with her own move towards young adulthood along with Chase, the 17-year-old prepping for his second transplant who’s become her only peer in a world of lifesaving interventions, the consequences of which neither fully comprehends. As Natalia approaches her rebirthday—the day she gets her transplant cells—Chase begins to deteriorate, making it hard for her to accept her good fortune, while increasing her uncertainty over who she will be on the day of her discharge.
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Advance Review Copy (ARC)
Calling all book reviewers, bloggers, and literary enthusiasts!
Historical
Lizzie’s Oath | Diane Wahn Shotton | Historical; Women’s Fiction (N) (ARC)
Lizzie’s Oath is a standalone historical women’s fiction novel and the second book in the Roots of Resilience series. Set in Cincinnati between 1871 and 1885, it follows Lizzie Hesch, a young woman raised in a Civil War orphan asylum who believes hard work, obedience, and sacrifice are enough to build a good life. As marriage, motherhood, widowhood, and unexpected love reshape her future, she discovers that following every rule cannot protect her from heartbreak. Inspired by the true lives of the author’s family, Lizzie’s Oath explores resilience, sisterhood, grief, and the quiet courage required to begin again. Readers who enjoy emotionally rich, character-driven historical fiction by authors such as Lisa Wingate, Kristin Hannah, and Diane Chamberlain may find much to love in Lizzie’s story.
The ARC will be available via BookFunnel as an ePub in early August. Please indicate your interest in the comments. Thank you!
Speculative
Utopian & Dystopian
Merged | CB Mason | Utopian & Dystopian; YA (N) (ARC)
Someone altered her memories. Now the secrets she’s uncovering could expose a system built on control—and force her to question everything she believes about her family, her past, and herself. Revealing the truth could cost her everything.
Link: https://forms.gle/Qd3CP6QFGEsJ5QGCA
The link is to the application for a review copy of Shattered and/or ARC of Merged. Application does not guarantee acceptance as a Review Member.
Science Fiction
She’s Waiting in the Corridor | Acacia Daniels | Military Sci-Fi; Horror (N) (ARC)
On the bleak mining world of Mors, a PMC unit led by Captain Kane Ulyanov walks straight into a nightmare when engineered giant spiders tear through an OreTech operation. As the squad fights to hold the line, sniper and former med student Yarina “Ice” Baranouskaya unravels two mysteries at once - what’s actually killing her squadmates, and what the soldiers really mean when they whisper that ‘she’s waiting in the corridor’. The truth is worse than the monsters.
ARCs are available on request - happy to send a copy to any reviewers interested. Contact: acaciadaniels1@gmail.com
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Speculative
The Hollow Men, Or, The Opera Ghost | Iris Shaw | Speculative (NT) (C) (F)
Martin writes a message on a piece of scenery and brings a ghost to life. Years later, the ghost is still there, and though Martin forgot about it long ago, it hasn’t forgotten him.
Thank you so much for posting Rebirthday!