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  • November 20, 2019

    Book Review: Blood of Assassins by RJ Barker

    Book Review: Blood of Assassins by RJ Barker

    I read Age of Assassins this summer and absolutely loved it — that book also led me to Barker’s latest book in a new series, The Bone Ships. I picked up Blood of Assassins the other month and while I didn’t love it as much as the previous book, I thought it was a fantastic… Continue reading

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    Age of Assassins, Blood of assassins, Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, Grimdark, novel, Reader, Recommendations, Reviews, RJ Barker, Writing
  • November 19, 2019

    Book Review: The Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao

    Book Review: The Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao

    Julie C. Dao is one of my auto-buy authors — I totally fell in love with Forest of a Thousand Lanterns and adored The Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix. I thought that with the completion of the Rise of the Empress duology, we would leave the world of Feng Lu forever. So imagine my surprise… Continue reading

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    Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Fairy tale, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, Julie C. Dao, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Song of the Crimson Flower, Writing, ya fantasy
  • November 15, 2019

    Weekly Wrap-Up: 15 November 2019

    Weekly Wrap-Up: 15 November 2019

    Happy Friday! I’ve had a spectacular week, due in part to the fact that I have a week off from work. I’ve used this time to really catch up on my reading and it has paid off in a big way! Check out my bookish update for this past week below. Continue reading

    Reading Updates and Wrap-ups
    Book Blogger, books, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, novel, Queen of Nothing, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Starless Sea, weekly reading, Weekly Wrap Up, Writing, YA, Young Adult
  • November 14, 2019

    Book Review: Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri

    Book Review: Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri

    Empire of Sand is one of those books that has left a lasting impact on me as a reader — it is a beautiful book with gorgeous magic, a lush world, and one of the best slow burn romances I’ve ever read. So naturally I was absolutely thrilled to hear that the next book, Realm… Continue reading

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    Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Diverse fantasy, Empire of Sand, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, novel, Reading, Realm of Ash, Recommendations, Reviews, Tasha Suri, Writing
  • November 12, 2019

    Blog Tour: The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli

    Blog Tour: The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli

    Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Sky Weaver! The concluding book in the Iskari trilogy is the best one so far, and I’m super excited to share a review below! If you’re interested in seeing my thoughts on the other books in the series, you can check out my review of… Continue reading

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    Blog Tour, Book Blogger, Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, Kristen Ciccarelli, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Space, The Sky Weaver, Writing, YA, Young Adult
  • November 12, 2019

    Book Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

    Book Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

    I read and enjoyed my first Ruth Ware book a couple of months ago and was desperate to immediately get my hands on more of her work. Fortunately, my sister had a copy of Ware’s latest novel, The Turn of the Key, handy and I grabbed it from her as soon as I could. I… Continue reading

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    Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Fiction, Geek, novel, Psychological thriller, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Ruth Ware, The Turn of the Key, Writing
  • November 7, 2019

    Book Review: The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

    Book Review: The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

    I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting retellings that are a little different from the standard fairy tale retellings we see so often in YA, so I was immediately drawn to The Guinevere Deception. I had never read anything by Kiersten White before, so I didn’t quite know what to expect. I ended… Continue reading

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    Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, Kiersten White, King Arthur, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Retelling, Reviews, The Guinevere Deception, Writing, YA, Young Adult
  • November 6, 2019

    Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: October 2019

    Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: October 2019

    I am a few days late with this post because, well, I totally forgot about it. However, I am pleased to report that October was a fantastic reading month for me! I struggled a little in September, but was able to turn things around this past month. So pleased! Take a look at what I… Continue reading

    Reading Updates and Wrap-ups
    Book Blogger, books, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, Nonfiction, novel, October wrap up, Reading, Reviews, Science Fiction, Writing, YA, Young Adult
  • October 30, 2019

    Book Review: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

    Book Review: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

    It has been hard to escape the hype for Truly Devious, a book that has taken the YA book world by storm, and I was totally taken in by it. I try to not let hype dictate my reading choices — I so often end up disappointed — but I was just so curious about… Continue reading

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    Book bloggers, Book Review, books, Crime fiction, Fiction, Geek, Maureen Johnson, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Truly Devious, Writing, YA, Young Adult
  • October 28, 2019

    Book Review: Priest of Bones by Peter McLean

    Book Review: Priest of Bones by Peter McLean

    I had taken a long, unintentional break from grimdark, one of my favourite genres, but started to slowly return to it in the second half of 2019. Enter Priest of Bones, a book that I had heard a lot about but hadn’t actually read. I bought it awhile back because the author is lovely on… Continue reading

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    Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, Grimdark, novel, Peter McLean, Priest of Bones, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Writing
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Welcome to my corner of the bookish internet. I’m an American who has lived in the UK for almost 10 years, a publishing professional, and lifelong lover of books. I make it my mission to shout about books all over the internet and share my enthusiasm with other readers. I read a little bit of everything, but my main genres of choice are horror, fantasy, and science fiction.

I aim to start conversations about books and reading, link readers to new authors and titles they’ll love, provide insightful review the books I’m reading, and discover new writers and subgenres on this blog.

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