Tag: book review
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Book Series Review: The Elements of Cadence Duology by Rebecca Ross
Over the past year, I fell completely in love with Rebecca Ross’ writing through the Letters of Enchantment Duology. Iris and Roman might be one of my favourite fantasy couples ever, and I was keen to relive the feeling of seeing them come together once I’d finished the series. The Elements of Cadence duology was…
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Book Review: The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon
Whenever you dive into a new series and book one blows you away, there’s always some trepidation before you jump into the second book. Will it live up to the experience of the first? Could it possibly be as good? The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon was my favourite book of 2024, so this was…
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Best Books Read in 2024
2024 was a huge year for me, so it’s a challenge to reflect back to January when it feels like I’ve come so far. Heading into the year, I knew it would be a big one, but nothing quite prepared me for the seismic shifts that would take place.
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Book Review: The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
I don’t read many romance novels because I find them hard to get invested in, so it means something when I say The Love of My Afterlife is one of my favourite romances ever. I loved the sound of the premise, which is that a woman meets her soulmate in the in-between after she’s passed…
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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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August Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, and A New Era
I genuinely can’t believe it’s September, and at the same time, I eagerly awaited being able to say that all month. We’re finally within sight of welcoming baby girl into the world. I feel like my entire life, including every spare bit of brainpower I have, has been dedicated to preparing, excitement, and anxiety as…
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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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