Category: fiction
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Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
I loved Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries for so many different reasons, but it did feel very much like a self-contained story. As a result, I wasn’t sure where exactly the second book would go, but was I ever pleasantly surprised.
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Book Review: Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim
When I saw Shannon Chakraborty recommend Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim, I immediately added it to my TBR list. Chakraborty has written some of my favourite fantasy novels of all time and if she says something is good, I will take her word for it. That was the right call, since this book was superb.
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Book Review: The One by John Marrs
I’ll admit it: typically I wouldn’t say I like thrillers. It’s 100% a personal preference thing because for me, feeling super anxious and stressed while I’m reading is not my idea of a good time. I sometimes still feel this way when reading fantasy or sci-fi, but usually, the worlds are different enough from our…
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Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Now that I’ve finished this original trilogy in the Folk of the Air series, I can officially say that this is one of my favourite young adult fantasy series that I’ve read yet. Black is such a master world-builder and storyteller, and to me, this was the perfect conclusion to a superbly executed story. There…
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Book Review: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
I’ve proudly read nearly everything Leigh Bardugo has written and loved every book, so when I learned about The Familiar, I knew it was an automatic must-read even before I knew anything about it. That said, I wasn’t expecting just how far of a departure this novel would be from her other fantasy works, and…
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Book Review: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
You know that feeling when you pick up a book and you can tell within the first chapter that it’s going to become an all-time favourite? That’s how I felt about The Bone Season. From the beginning of this book, I was completely hooked on the premise, the magic, the universe, and the characters, and…
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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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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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