Tag: fantasy
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Book Review: Among The Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon
At this point, I think you’d be hard pressed to find a bigger fan of Samantha Shannon’s writing than me. I’ve read every one of her books and each one of them further convinces me of her immense talent.
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Book Review: Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
There is little that is quite so thrilling as reading a book that you’re confident is going to be an all-time favourite, and that is exactly how I felt as I read Blood Over Bright Haven. This book was a marvel of horrifying magic and unlikeable characters that gets deep under your skin until you…
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Book Review: Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner
The Fallen Gods trilogy by Hannah Kaner is becoming a fast favourite for me. The first book I picked up on a bit of a whim and ended up adoring, and this second instalment built nicely on that premise. This one felt a little broodier and a little darker, and it also took some genuinely…
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Book Review: Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
I loved the Letters of Enchantment duology by Rebecca Ross, so when I heard she was releasing a new standalone novel set within the same world, I knew I’d need to pick it up immediately. While my expectations for this one were high, Ross somehow still managed to blow me away.
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Book Review: Katabasis by RF Kuang
I’ve read every one of Kuang’s novels and I find each time it’s a fully engaging experience. Her books tend to be exceptionally heavy, intellectual, and they’re always making a statement, and Katabasis was no exception to this theme.
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January 2026 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, and What I’m Loving
January was a supremely tough month in my house. My family went through multiple illnesses and viruses that knocked us all out, work has never been busier, and our senior pup was repeatedly as sick as we were. For most of the month, it felt like we were only just keeping our heads above water,…
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Book Review: A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
After reading The Priory of the Orange Tree, I was astounded by the world that Samantha Shannon had managed to craft. It was expansive, intricate, and had so much depth that it was difficult to wrap your mind around how someone can even conceive of something so vast. While I expected A Day of Fallen…
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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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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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