Tag: book-reviews
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Book Review: The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten
So many of my reads lately have been because I grabbed something off of a clearance rack, and The Foxglove King was one of those picks. The premise of a necromancy based magic system sounded super interesting to me and I’m so glad I picked it up, because I ended up absolutely loving it.
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December 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, What I’m Loving
I considered whether to even write a December wrap-up given that I’ve already posted my Best Books Read in 2025 list, but since December was such an epic month I figured why not? The holidays are easily my favourite time of year. I love all the Christmas lights, the family traditions, the excuses to see…
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2026 Bookish Goals and Intentions
Happy new year! As I mentioned in my Best Books Read in 2025 post, last year was fairly transformative for me. I had to refocus a lot of my attention and priorities as my life evolved, and with that came some major shifts in my reading habits. For the most part, I slowed way down…
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Best Books Read in 2025
2025 was a transformative year for me, so much so that it’s a little difficult to really capture the magnitude of the identity shifts that I felt occurred and how they impacted every facet of my life, including reading.
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Book Review: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
It took me a while to write my review for Fireborne by Rosaria Munda. The book is structurally very sound, it has so many elements that I love in a fantasy, and there were times when I was reading it where I was so thoroughly gripped and invested in the characters that I couldn’t stop…
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November 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, and What I’m Loving
It’s hard to believe that we’re already charging towards 2026, but here we are, with only one month to spare before new year’s. The holiday season is single-handedly my favourite time of year, so we spent November soaking in some of our favourite traditions, like decorating our home for the holidays, visiting Santa for the…
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Book Review: The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
I picked up this book a little later than most readers, initially adding it to my TBR because I’d seen many readers I trust really love it. I now understand why, because wow, what a beautifully told story.
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Book Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
I was drawn to Piranesi because the premise sounded incredibly unique: a character whose house is actually a labyrinth that routinely floods, whose memory is limited to the time that he’s been in the house. I didn’t know what to expect, but it turned out to be an odd, beautiful novel with some truly lovely,…
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October 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, What I’m Loving Right Now
I’m writing this update from the depths of one of the worst colds that I’ve had in years. Everyone warned us that sending your kid to daycare for the first time would mean an endless round of illness but wow, you really can’t grasp what that’s like until you’re in it. I haven’t been healthy…
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Book Review: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
One Dark Window is one of those rare page-turners that gets more addictive the deeper you dive into it. It had a thoroughly enjoyable magic system that felt unique and sometimes surprising, and I loved the almost-dual perspective of seeing everything through Elspeth’s eyes, with the monster lurking just behind the scenes.
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