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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: Golden Son by Pierce Brown
When I picked up Red Rising for the first time a couple of months ago, it completely blew me away. It was exceptionally good sci-fi, probably better than I’ve read in a long time, and I was hooked on the premise immediately. You never know how a sequel will fare when the first book comes…
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Book Review: Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Little Thieves was an excellent, original-feeling fairytale retelling based on the story of “The Goose Girl”. I wasn’t in any way familiar with that original tale, but I loved everything about the version that Margaret Owen crafted. In Little Thieves, the main character and mostly anti-hero Vanya is an imposter parading as a princess while…
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March 2024 Reading Wrap-Up: My Slow Reading Season Amidst Major Life Changes
It’s been a while since I wrote a monthly reading summary. In fact, I haven’t written one since wrapping up my January reads a couple of months ago. To be honest, I simply didn’t have the capacity for reading or writing over the past couple of months, but that’s beginning to change and I couldn’t…
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Book Review: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
This might sound dramatic, but I think The Seven Year Slip is the best contemporary romance novel that I’ve ever read. I’d seen a few bookstagrammers that I trust raving about this back in 2023, but it took ages for my hold to come in from the library. Now I wish I’d bought it a…
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Book Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Generally speaking, I typically say that while I’m not super into romance novels, I make an exception for Ali Hazelwood. I usually love her academic settings, the smart female lead characters, and the realistic depictions of sexism and the gruelling nature of academia. With Love, Theoretically though, I fear I may be reaching my limit…
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Book Review: Yerba Buena by Nina Lacour
I’ll admit it: I picked up Yerba Buena because I thought it had a really pretty cover. I’d seen it around on bookstagram here and there, but because it’s pretty far outside of my usual reading preferences, I didn’t pick it up until I found it for $3 at a used book sale. As soon…
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