Category: book review
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Book Review: Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
I had seen someone speak about Think Like a Monk in a way that described their experience with the content as transformational. I love a good non-fiction memoir, so I reserved this one at my library and consumed it on audiobook. I was pleasantly surprised with how enjoyable this book was. While I didn’t necessarily…
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Book Review: Fated Throne by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Fated Throne was an unbelievably wonderful surprise that restored my faith in this universe and has me so excited to finish out this series. This book wasn’t without its heartbreak, but there were so many storylines and plot twists that I was rooting for. I loved the direction that this book headed in and felt…
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Book Review: A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan
A Curse of Blood and Wolves jumped out at me because of the premise: a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in a fantasy romance novel. Admittedly, I love fairy tales, so the thought of getting an adult one was very appealing to me. I was grateful to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More…
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Book Review: One For My Enemy by Olivie Blake
Even knowing that this was a Romeo and Juliet retelling, I have to say that I was not emotionally prepared for the devastation that Olivie Blake would wreak on my soul with this book. Blake has a specific talent for crafting dark and complicated characters and exploring them in-depth, and One For My Enemy exemplified…
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Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures presents a really weird premise: a story told, in part, from the perspective of an octopus at a local aquarium. The premise is so odd that I never would have guessed that it would be one of the most heartfelt stories that I’d read this year.
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Book Review: The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem
I want to start this review by saying this might be my favourite fantasy of the year. I didn’t know a whole lot about this book when I received it in my Illumicrate subscription, but it exceeded every expectation that I had and completely sucked me in, leaving me feeling like I couldn’t come up…
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Book Review: Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Starter Villain was one of my most anticipated releases of September, so I was thrilled when I received a complimentary ARC from Net Galley and Tor Books. Much to my delight, this book turned out to be everything I wanted it to be and then some.
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Book Review: Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
Olivie Blake has done it again. There hasn’t been a single book of hers that I haven’t loved, and Masters of Death was no different. This book was weird, wonderful, and emotional. Full of her signature writing style, which is introspective and clever and plays a little with the traditional form of a novel, you’re…
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Book Review: The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
I’ve seen the Once Upon a Broken Heart series all over bookstagram, so not long ago I decided to give it a try. I enjoyed the first book but found that it felt very young adult-oriented (which it is, so this isn’t a criticism, just a fact). I wasn’t initially sure I was going to…
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Book Review: Glow by Raven Kennedy
Raven Kennedy is the queen of the plot twist. Before starting this series, I’d been warned that there was at least one major twist in each book, but regardless, each time it hits me, I’m reeling from the shock of it all. There was so much to love about Glow (the fourth installment in the…
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