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At Forests and Fiction, I write about books (and other things) that I love
In 2021 I began reading for pleasure again for the first time in a decade. What started as a passive hobby is now a full-fledged passion.
Reading is a wonderful release for me that opens so many worlds and possibilities. Forests and Fiction serves as a place to celebrate this passion alongside the other things that bring joy in my life as well.
LATEST POSTS
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Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
I picked up The Secret History because I’d seen a number of people describe it as a classic piece of dark academia. People who love it seem to REALLY love it, and whenever I see a fandom that’s devoted to a book in that way, it makes me curious. I can absolutely see why many…
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Book Review: Glint by Raven Kennedy
The Plated Prisoner Series is one of the most hyped fantasy/fantasy romance series on bookstagram, and deservedly so. I really enjoyed the first book, Gild, which set the stage for the series as a retelling of King Midas, and this second installment was even better. Kennedy did such a magnificent job of taking this unique…
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Book Review: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Beautiful World, Where Are You was such a poignant, emotional look into what it is to love and live and grow older. It was an eerily familiar depiction of the existential crisis that sometimes hits when you look at your life and it isn’t what you thought or expected it to be. I loved the…
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Book Review: These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan
These Twisted Bonds was a great end to a solid YA duology. The series had well-constructed world-building, a cast of loveable characters, and a great plot with engaging relationship dynamics. It was a little angsty, and I found the audiobook narrator took some time to get used to, but about halfway through, I found the…
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Book Review: The Reckoning (The Zodiac Academy #3) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The Zodiac Academy is one of the most addictive series I’ve read. It’s dramatic and full of early adulthood angst, but the over-the-top nature of the books is part of the series’ charm. Now that so much of the magic system and universe is established, I…
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Book Review: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
I love a good dark academia novel, and If We Were Villains is one of my favourites that I’ve read in some time. I can’t even recall where I first started seeing positive reviews about it since it’s been around for a while, but it lived up to the hype. Set in a conservatory school…
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