Category: book review
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Book Review: The Wicked King by Holly Black
This series is quickly becoming one of my favourite young adult fantasies. It has such an enjoyable plot full of political machinations and plot twists and the characters have grown on me to an incredible degree. In The Cruel Prince, I felt like Black set up a promising series start and in The Wicked King,…
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Book Review: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
I feel like nothing could have prepared me for the ride that was The Library at Mount Char. The synopsis, while accurate, fails to capture the pure insanity and weirdness that is in this book, and I feel like I’m still reeling from the whole experience. Touted as a fantasy, to me, The Library at…
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June 2024 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving
Another month has come and gone and I’m thinking the theme of 2024 is going to end up being “where did the time go?!” I feel like we’re flying through the summer already, and with so much coming in the fall, I’m doing my best to savour it even while it races relentlessly past me.
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Book Review: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries have quickly become one of my favourite sci-fi series. They’re witty, thoughtful, and packed with a decent amount of action, and I typically find myself laughing out loud several times throughout each book.
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Book Review: Thornhedge by T. Kingfifisher
Thornhedge was both exactly what it said it would be, and not at all what I expected. It’s pitched as a dark twist on a classic fairy tale, and it was definitely that, but in many ways, it also broke the main moulds of a typical fairy tale in achingly real ways. It’s been weeks…
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Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
The only Sally Rooney book I’d read before this one was Beautiful World, Where Are You? and I remember loving her very unique writing style and narrative. I knew Normal People would be a hit for me, but I underestimated just how much.
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Book Review: Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan
I received Fathomfolk through my Illumicrate subscription, and while I knew nothing about it when it arrived, it was one of the most original premises I’ve read all year. Set in a society that is part-human, part various magical sea folk, much of the setting and the characters felt entirely new to me, albeit with…
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May 2024 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Readd, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving
May felt like the full return of my energy. While I’d been feeling better the month before, in May, I mostly felt normal as far as mental capacity went. Everything else still feels very much in the trenches of the second trimester, but almost every night I found myself finally able to sit down and…
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Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heater Fawcett
I’ve seen so many people fall in love with Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett that it’s been on my TBR since it was released. Once it came into my library on audiobook, I knew within the first five minutes that I was going to love this book too.
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Book Review: Painted Devils by Margaret Owen
The Little Thieves series is such a fantastic young adult fantasy that I don’t think gets enough hype. The world is wonderfully unique, the characters are witty and original, and Owen’s storytelling is top-notch in every respect. I devoured the first book and namesake of this series a couple of months ago and felt like…
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