Category: book review
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July Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
I keep asking “How is the summer already half over??” but simultaneously, I’ll concede that I’m already starting to daydream about fall afternoons with leaves changing colour, warm coffees, and a pile of good books to keep me company.
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Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
I often credit the A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series as the series that got me back into reading. It’s a compulsively readable, easy-to-understand fantasy story with a lot of my favourite tropes and an interconnectedness across books that Maas has become well-known for. Maas’ latest release, House of Flame and Shadow, is…
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Book Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing is my favourite read of 2023 so far. I’m always a little hesitant when it comes to a book that’s been hyped up as much as this one has, but I quickly found that the hype was 100% warranted.
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Book Review: Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
I picked up Daughter of the Moon Goddess on a whim at Homesense and it quickly became one of my favourite reads of 2023, so naturally I knew I needed to finish out the duology. That said, even going into Heart of the Sun Warrior in love with this universe, it still completely blew me…
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Book Review: Gleam by Raven Kennedy
The Plated Prisoner series is quickly becoming one of my favourite romantasy series out there. With a highly original premise based loosely on the tale of King Midas, Raven Kennedy has crafted such an absolutely beautiful story that has a binge-able quality to it, and Gleam was the best instalment yet.
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Book Review: Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
I’ve always enjoyed seeing Stanley Tucci act, but his recent forays into food through his series Searching for Italy are what made me fall in love with him. He’s so passionate about his heritage, about food, and about the connections between the two that I found the show not only fascinating and informative but entertaining…
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Book Review: The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
The Daevabad Trilogy is one of my favourite series of all-time, so when I heard that Chakraborty had released a fourth and final book with additional stories from Daevabad, I immediately ordered it, and it did not disappoint. This book was quick, but provided a lot of never-before-seen details to side-characters that I felt gave…
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June Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
I can’t believe that we’re already into the summer. June was the busiest month professionally that I think I’ve ever had, and it wasn’t much better personally. We had kids’ birthday parties, work events, family emergencies, house issues; you name it, we had it going on. With all the chaos that was our lives though,…
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Book Review: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
I absolutely LOVED the Shadow and Bone series, and ever since I devoured that trilogy, I’ve wanted to pick up the Six of Crows duology. I was a little worried it wouldn’t live up to my expectations for the Grishaverse, but I needn’t have been concerned, because I might like Six of Crows even more…
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Book Review: Drums of Autumn (Outlander #4) by Diana Gabaldon
The Outlander book series has become one of my favourites. I’m exceptionally late to the game, with Drums of Autumn having been originally released in 1997, but because of the time-travelling nature of the books, I never find that I feel like I’m reading something out of date.
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