Tag: fiction
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Book Review: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
In January I was getting ready to make a lengthy solo road trip when I realized that I didn’t currently have an audiobook on loan. I quickly went to my library’s Available Now selection and right at the top of my suggestions sat Iron Widow. The premise of this book had intrigued me in the…
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Book Review: Dance of Stars and Ashes by Nisha J. Tuli
I was fortunate to read the first book in The Nightfire Quartet, Heart of Night and Fire by Nisha J. Tuli, as an Advanced Reader Copy and loved it. This second book in the series was among my much-anticipated fantasy reads for this year and holy crap, did it ever deliver. Nisha J. Tuli writes…
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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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