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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: Gild by Raven Kennedy
The Plated Prisoner series is one of my most anticipated series of this year. I’ve seen it just about everywhere, with most people telling me that it only gets better as the books go on, so I finally took the first book, Gild, off of my TBR and started it last week. I wasn’t sure…
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Book Review: The Awakening (The Zodiac Academy #1) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
I have so much respect for fantasy authors because it’s not just a good story that you’re building; it’s an entire universe. Every interaction must play out within the context of the world you’re creating for it to make sense, and I can’t imagine the time, effort, and imagination it takes to ensure that everything…
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Book Review: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
I don’t read a huge amount of non-fiction anymore, but my husband bought me Furiously Happy for Christmas and I was thrilled. I’d read this book a few years ago and really enjoyed it and my second read through was just as fun. Jenny Lawson writes about really serious, often difficult mental health issues in…
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Book Review: Promise of Darkness by Bec McMaster
Promise of Darkness was gifted to me this holiday season by a wonderful friend who knows I have a love for fantasy romance novels. The premise is a bit of a blend of some major fantasies that are currently popular (think Blood and Ash meets A Court of Thorns and Roses with a mix of…
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Book Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Book Lovers had immediate appeal to me based on the synopsis alone: a romantic comedy about a literary agent who keeps bumping into a handsome, brooding editor in small-town North Carolina. A book about books? That also involves the people who love books falling in love with each other? Yes please. This story had all…
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January Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
It feels like January came and went in the blink of an eye. So much so that somehow, it’s February 7 and I’m only posting this recap now! The new year kicked off in a really fantastic way, full of friends, family, and great books. My husband was off for just over two weeks, which…
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