Tag: book-reviews
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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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Book Review: Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan
I received Fathomfolk through my Illumicrate subscription, and while I knew nothing about it when it arrived, it was one of the most original premises I’ve read all year. Set in a society that is part-human, part various magical sea folk, much of the setting and the characters felt entirely new to me, albeit with…
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May 2024 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Readd, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving
May felt like the full return of my energy. While I’d been feeling better the month before, in May, I mostly felt normal as far as mental capacity went. Everything else still feels very much in the trenches of the second trimester, but almost every night I found myself finally able to sit down and…
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Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heater Fawcett
I’ve seen so many people fall in love with Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett that it’s been on my TBR since it was released. Once it came into my library on audiobook, I knew within the first five minutes that I was going to love this book too.
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Book Review: Painted Devils by Margaret Owen
The Little Thieves series is such a fantastic young adult fantasy that I don’t think gets enough hype. The world is wonderfully unique, the characters are witty and original, and Owen’s storytelling is top-notch in every respect. I devoured the first book and namesake of this series a couple of months ago and felt like…
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Book Review: Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli
This is my third novel by Nisha J. Tuli and at this point, I’m pretty confident that I’ll like anything she writes. I’ve been hearing about this series for over a year now and I wish I had started it sooner. Trial of the Sun Queen was an excellent start to a fantasy romance with…
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Book Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
If you’ve been around the fantasy community for a while, the Folk of the Air series is one of the most heavily recommended in the young adult genre. The Cruel Prince came around after adolescence for me, so I didn’t read it when it first became popular, but when I saw it at my library…
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Book Review: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries are quickly becoming a sci-fi favourite for me. I was so enamoured with the first book, All Systems Red, that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the second, and I’m super pleased that it didn’t disappoint. In Artificial Condition, Wells delivers another chapter in Murderbot’s quest to discover what happened…
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April Wrap-Up: Books Read, Season of Series Update, and What I’m Loving Right Now
I can’t believe it’s already time to wrap up April 2024. It feels like this year is flying, and the pinch to get more done feels stronger than ever as we prepare for our family to grow this fall. In April, I entered my second trimester and with it, I finally got some of my…
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Book Review: Heartless Sky by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
The Zodiac Academy is one of the wildest series I’ve ever read for a handful of reasons. It’s dramatic in an almost soap-opera style way, the characters are equal parts loveable and outrageous, it’s spicier than any book series I’ve ever read, and the world and plot are so intricate and so well developed that…
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