Category: fiction
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Book Review: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
I love a good dark academia novel, and If We Were Villains is one of my favourites that I’ve read in some time. I can’t even recall where I first started seeing positive reviews about it since it’s been around for a while, but it lived up to the hype. Set in a conservatory school…
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Book Review: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Practical Magic is one of those classics that many people I know reference but that I’d never actually read myself. I listened to this one on audiobook and I have to say, I get the hype. It was a great story of love, life, growing up and growing older, all with an understated aspect of…
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Book Review: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
I picked up Daughter of the Moon Goddess on a great sale at Homesense partly because I thought the cover was gorgeous and partly because of the excellent reviews I’d seen on Instagram from reviewers with similar reading preferences. It sounded like a promising premise, but I was utterly unprepared for how all-consuming this book…
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Book Review: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Ruin and Rising was the epic finale of the Shadow and Bone series, and while it took some turns that weren’t how I wanted to see things play out, it was still an extraordinarily entertaining book that I thoroughly enjoyed. Where Siege and Storm was a little slower-paced, and a little more focused on the…
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Book Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Siege and Storm is the second book in the Shadow and Bone series and I thought it was an excellent sequel. The series is a trilogy, so naturally, I found this book to be heavy on the build for the inevitable epic finale. Still, even with a slower pace from the first book, it certainly…
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Book Review: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Legends and Lattes was one of the most unique fantasy novels I’ve read in some time. There was, of course, a plot, but what pulls you into the story are the cozy café vibes and the relationship dynamics between the characters. There wasn’t a huge amount of movement or action, but it didn’t matter to…
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Book Review: These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
I was hesitant about buying These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan, despite the amazing things I’d heard. The tropes all sounded like things I’d enjoy, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to pull the trigger and buy a physical copy right away. I borrowed it from my library in audiobook format instead though, and I’m…
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Book Review: The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
The Poppy Wars trilogy is one of the darkest, most intense fantasy series that I’m currently reading. The content is incredibly heavy and there are moments where it feels unrelentingly bleak, but as is the case in everything I’ve read by R.F. Kuang, the themes and connections of real historical significance are important, only seeming…
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March Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
Even though we’re now headed into April, most of March felt like the dead of winter here on the Canadian east coast. We had several snow storms, and every time it felt like spring might be peeking around the corner, we were battered with more terrible weather. Each year, I start to get particularly stir-crazy…
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6 Completed Fantasy Series That You Can Binge Right Now
I’ll be the first to admit that there’s no better feeling than driving to the bookstore on release day to get your hands on a brand-new book in a series you’re part-way through. I get SO excited to pick up a new installment, but then simultaneously dread coming to the end of the book, knowing…
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