Posts Categorized: eARC

The Keeper of Magical Things, by Julie Leong

A lovely, warm, cozy sapphic fantasy about kindness, community, and learning to be your true self

The Secret Christmas Library, by Jenny Colgan

A ramshackle old castle, a hidden book, a treasure hunt, and a touch of romance— it’s the latest heartwarming holiday novel by Jenny Colgan.

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping, by Sangu Mandanna

What a lovely, warm hug of a book! Cozy, heartwarming, and enchanting (but never saccharine or twee), A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping centers around found family, love, acceptance, healing, and the strength of rebuilding yourself after disaster.

The Martian Contingency, by Mary Robinette Kowal

I loved returning to the Lady Astronaut universe after several years. This installment looks at the Second Mars Expedition, and the start of the permanent colony. Elma York is back as the first-person narrator, and this book brings her arc to a satisfying point, if not the end of her adventures.

Murder by Memory, by Olivia Waite

A cozy mystery set on a generation spaceship, Murder by Memory features a practical, wise, and observant detective who unexpectedly finds herself inhabiting the body of… a murderer? A victim? Or both?

The Teller of Small Fortunes, by Julie Leong

I loved The Teller of Small Tales, Julie Leong’s debut novel. It’s a cozy quest fantasy with a found-family vibe, set in a vaguely British renaissance-era world.

Mind Games, by Nora Roberts

I read Mind Games twice in 2024 and once (already) in 2025, which tells you something about how good it is; the book has already joined the ranks of my favorite non-fantasy Nora Roberts novels. Written with Roberts’s usual skill, Mind Games pits Thea Fox, a young woman with the sight, against the psychopath who killed her parents. . .

The Wedding Witch, by Erin Sterling

The third Penhallow brother meets his match in The Wedding Witch! A delightfully funny, slightly spooky witchy romance, perfect for the season.

Identity, by Nora Roberts

Identity by Nora Roberts Published by St. Martin’s Press on May 23, 2023 Genres: Romantic suspense Pages: 448 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Dark Witch, Shadow Spell, The Collector, Night Moves, Whiskey Beach,… April 28, 2023 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 5 ★★★★

Like Lovers Do by Tracey Livesay

Like Lovers Do Series: Girls Trip #2 Published by Avon on Aug. 25, 2020 Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Add to Goodreads Sometimes faking it can lead to the real thing… Driven and focused, Dr. Nicole Allen… August 7, 2020 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 5 ★★★★½