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Book Review: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
The City of Brass is the first book in The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty and it was one of my few five-star reads of 2022. Set in eighteenth-century Cairo and then spanning across a mythical middle east, Chakraborty weaves together a beautiful narrative from multiple perspectives of a magical society steeped in prejudice and… Read more
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Book review: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is the first book in a new(ish) dark academia series that follows protagonist Galaxy (Alex) Stern through a murdery, magical underground at Yale University. I haven’t read any of Bardugo’s other works and actually picked this book up on a whim at a clearance sale, but wow, did I ever… Read more
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Welcome to Forests and Fiction
Welcome to Forests and Fiction, my new blog for book things and book reviews. Read more
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Book Review: A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab
A Conjuring of Light is the third and final book in the Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab and it was my favourite installment. I’ve always said that VE Schwab has such a beautiful style of writing. I was so excited to get to this book and it didn’t disappoint. Read more
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Book Review: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
I’ll be the first to admit that just because a book is categorized as a “classic” or a “best book of all time,” that in no way means that I’ll find it enjoyable. That said, I can appreciate why some of these books are such literary feats, and some are actually quite enjoyable. Mrs. Dalloway… Read more
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