Tag: fiction
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Book Review: The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

I picked up The Hurricane Wars almost exclusively based on the hype of a handful of bookstagrammers who make recommendations I trust. In the end, this was a wise choice because I absolutely loved it. This book originally began as a Reylo fan fiction, which it turns out, is something I really, thoroughly enjoy. It…
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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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January 2024 Most Anticipated Fantasy Book Releases

2024 is kicking off with a real bang when it comes to fantasy releases. Not just one, but TWO of my most anticipated releases of the entire year drop this month. I can only hope that the rest of 2024 will be as good as January.
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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: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Like many, I was obsessed with The Hunger Games when I was younger. I can vividly remember reading all three books in a marathon fever dream in my dorm room while I ignored every paper and academic responsibility I had until I’d finished. I put off reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes because frankly,…
