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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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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
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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 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 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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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
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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 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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Weekly Wrap-Up: 25 October 2019
Happy Friday! I can’t believe that we’re nearly at the end of October. Halloween is coming up, I’ve got bookish plans for the weekend, and I’ve been reading up a storm! This week, I’ve managed to read the same number of books as I did in the month of September. Crazy, huh? Sci-fi and fantasy… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 18 October 2019
Hello friends, happy Friday! I, for one, cannot believe we are halfway through the spookiest month of the year. I’ve read a ton of books this week (I don’t know what magical thing happened this week but I’m definitely pleased), and today is the start of the Off the Grid readathon so I should get… Continue reading
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