Mom’s silence speaks just as many volumes as Levi’s muted huh when he picks the book up and adds it to his stack. I opt to hone in on Levi’s unspoken words rather than Mom’s. “The author’s really nice. She’s going to be getting me the next book in February.” “You know the author?” Mom asks, and there’s something else in her tone then. Something…good? Surprised? I dare to glance over my shoulder at her. “Not personally, but when I reviewed this book for her, it was a corrected ARC. Um. Advanced reader copy, so I sent her a couple missed typos, and she asked me to beta read for her on the next
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