Category: fiction
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Book Review: Vox by Christina Dalcher
I picked up Vox at a used book sale because the premise was so fascinating that it immediately hooked me in. Dalcher predicates her story on a United States ruled by powerful, religious men who believe the only meaningful way forward for the country is to silence women. It immediately makes you think of the…
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Book Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I am not a huge romance reader, but I love Ali Hazelwood. Her STEM/academia settings are among my favourite settings that a book can be in, and her characters are always quirky and loveable.
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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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