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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


  • Book Review: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 

    Book Review: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 

    I feel like nothing could have prepared me for the ride that was The Library at Mount Char. The synopsis, while accurate, fails to capture the pure insanity and weirdness that is in this book, and I feel like I’m still reeling from the whole experience.  Touted as a fantasy, to me, The Library at…

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  • June 2024 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving

    June 2024 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving

    Another month has come and gone and I’m thinking the theme of 2024 is going to end up being “where did the time go?!” I feel like we’re flying through the summer already, and with so much coming in the fall, I’m doing my best to savour it even while it races relentlessly past me. 

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  • Book Review: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 

    Book Review: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 

    The Murderbot Diaries have quickly become one of my favourite sci-fi series. They’re witty, thoughtful, and packed with a decent amount of action, and I typically find myself laughing out loud several times throughout each book.

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  • Book Review: Thornhedge by T. Kingfifisher

    Book Review: Thornhedge by T. Kingfifisher

    Thornhedge was both exactly what it said it would be, and not at all what I expected. It’s pitched as a dark twist on a classic fairy tale, and it was definitely that, but in many ways, it also broke the main moulds of a typical fairy tale in achingly real ways. It’s been weeks…

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  • Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney 

    Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney 

    The only Sally Rooney book I’d read before this one was Beautiful World, Where Are You? and I remember loving her very unique writing style and narrative. I knew Normal People would be a hit for me, but I underestimated just how much.

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  • Book Review: Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan 

    Book Review: Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan 

    I received Fathomfolk through my Illumicrate subscription, and while I knew nothing about it when it arrived, it was one of the most original premises I’ve read all year. Set in a society that is part-human, part various magical sea folk, much of the setting and the characters felt entirely new to me, albeit with…

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