Category: fiction
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Book Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
As always, when my Illumicrate box arrived on my front step last month the book inside was a surprise. I love never knowing what to expect until my subscription gets here because often I’ve had my eye on the exact book that I receive. This was the case with Starling House, and I ended up…
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Book Review: A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
A Master of Djinn was a whirlwind of a surprise. I typically love fantasy novels with settings similar to this one so I knew I’d enjoy this book, but I didn’t expect the steampunk, murder mystery, detective-style approach to be so fun! At any given time, a lot was happening, but the world-building was so…
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Book Review: Gold by Raven Kennedy
Gold was one of my most anticipated releases of 2023, so I picked it up the second that it was released. It was a beast, coming in at well over 600 pages, and it accomplished a lot in terms of moving the story forward. I probably should have guessed that the book would be mostly…
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Book Review: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
As you’ll know if you’ve been here awhile, I rarely read historical fiction, but I needed a book for a very long drive and this one was readily available at my library. I’m so glad that I picked it up because I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Book Review: A Soul of Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout
The Blood and Ash series is one of the first fantasy series that I got into when I first came back to reading a couple of years ago, but over time, I’ve struggled to stay as into the books as I initially was. I remember being so gripped by the first book that I immediately…
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Book Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Graceling has been on my TBR for years, so when I had a travel-heavy week coming and noticed it was available through my library app on audio, I decided it was time to pick it up. I can see why this is a fantasy classic. It had an epic quest, involved some really interesting magic…
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Book Review: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame was my most anticipated read of the year. I devoured Fourth Wing when I finally managed to get my hands on it earlier this year, and have been eager to continue the series ever since. I think it’s often difficult to live up to the expectations when a book is as hyped as…
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Book Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Red Rising has been on my TBR for ages and I’m kicking myself for not starting it sooner. Set on a futuristic version of Mars, in a solar system where planets have been conquered by humans, this book had a plot that sucked me in immediately and had characters that were gorgeously layered with complexities…
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Book Review: The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater
It’s been a while since I read a historical fantasy, so I was thrilled when I was offered a complimentary advanced reader copy of The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater from Net Galley and Starwatch Press in exchange for an honest review. This gothic romance was the perfect reintroduction to this genre for me.
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Book Review: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
I picked up All My Rage because it was available immediately in my library and I needed a new audiobook for the long drive I was heading on. I knew it had been a very well-received novel, but knew little else beyond that. In the end, it completely blew me away.
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