Category: book review
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Book Review: A Fate Inked in Blook by Danielle L. Jensen
I’ve been feeling a little burned out on romantasy lately. I’ve read a lot of good stories over the past few years, but for whatever reason, the last few fantasy’s featuring a heavy romance component that I’ve picked up have left me feeling very lukewarm, to the degree that I’d begun to wonder if the…
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Book Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon became one of my favourite authors through The Bone Season series, so it may seem odd that I’m only getting to The Roots of Chaos series now. I’ll be honest, I waited as long as I did because this series is truly intimidating in both size and scope. The books are thicker than…
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Book Review: The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
I’m typically not a mystery reader, but wow, do I ever love the Molly the Maid series. I picked up the first book at my local library primarily because it was available immediately, but this cozy mystery series has quickly stolen my heart.
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Book Review: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season is one of those books that’s been in the back of my mind for years. I’ve only ever seen good things about it, but it never reached the top of my to-read list. When I saw it was available immediately at my library, I took it as a sign that I needed…
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Book Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games is a rare series where every book, including the prequels, is an absolute home run. I find it’s rare for a series to maintain significant momentum in every instalment, but Collins is a true talent, both in her ability to craft such a magnificently terrifying world and to deliver a constant rotation…
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Book Review: Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro
Ordinary Monsters has been on my TBR for a while, but its size previously prevented me from picking it up. I love a good fantasy, but the investment of time and effort required for an almost 700-page book in an entirely new fantasy realm is always a little daunting. That said, it was worth the…
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Book Review: The Maid by Nita Prose
I rarely read mysteries because, like thrillers, I find they almost always elevate my anxiety, and I genuinely do not love being anxious for fun. That said, I have seen so many positive endorsements for The Maid that I found my interest piqued, and when my library had a copy, I figured I might as…
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Book Review: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
I’ve been eyeing Godkiller by Hannah Kaner since it was released because, if I’m being perfectly transparent, it has a really pretty cover. The fact that it was blurbed by Samantha Shannon was also appealing, but ultimately, it was the stunning artwork that made me add it to my Goodreads TBR. Aside from that, I…
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Book Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry
Contemporary romance isn’t a genre I read a whole lot of. I often visit these books in between heavy fantasy novels as little palate cleansers that help me shift gears and stay out of a reading rut. Because of this, it’s taking me a long time to get through Emily Henry’s backlist, despite knowing that…
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Book Review: The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon
The Dark Mirror was one of my most anticipated reads of 2025 and I’m now confident it’ll be one of my favourite reads of the year. It was everything I could have wanted from another instalment in this series and then some.
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