Fantasy
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Book Review: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
I have been hearing great things about Roshani Chokshi’s writing for years — she’s the author of the Star Touched Queen novels and tends to incorporate a great deal of Indian mythology and folklore into her books. I’ve been really interested in reading some books that feature Indian mythology, so when the Indian Literature Readathon… Continue reading
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Book Review: Redemption’s Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky
As you guys may know by now, I love fantasy books that investigate the aftermath of wars or sieges — I’m always keen to see what happens after the dust settles. I was very interested in Redemption’s Blade for that exact reason — it shows the consequences of the classic good-versus-evil fantasy battle that I… Continue reading
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Book Review: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
As you guys may have already seen, I absolutely loved City of Stairs, the first book in this trilogy, to the point where I couldn’t actually figure out how to review it. I was hesitant about reading City of Blades for several reasons, the main one being the dreaded second book syndrome. Some of my recent… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 10 August 2018
Another week has come and gone. How is it already August 10th? I honestly thought it was the 3rd this morning — times flies! This was an amazing week for reading with two five-star books! Let’s dive in, shall we? Continue reading
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Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Uprooted is a book that I absolutely love and am very thankful for. It’s the book that broke the worst reading slump of my life, which had been carrying on for months. I love it so much, despite its (romance) problems, and I constantly recommend it. You can probably imagine my excitement when I heard… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 03 August 2018
It has been awhile since I did a weekly wrap up! The month of July was absolutely crazy and I relied scheduling posts weeks in advance — I didn’t have time to whip up these posts! Now life is back to normal, but still busy. Continue reading
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Reading Wrap-Up: July 2018
July was a crazy month for me. Not only was I incredibly busy with starting a new job, coming back from holiday, going on holiday again, and then going to YALC, but I also acquired and read so many books! I’m not going to break these down like I usually do becuase this post will… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Mermaid by Christina Henry
Retellings are a fairly new subgenre for me, and while I really enjoy them it can be a little tiresome to see the same fairy tales told over and over again. The Mermaid recently came to my attention and I was incredibly excited for a few reasons: Continue reading
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Book Review: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
The Hazel Wood is a book that has been lurking at the back of my mind since 2017 – it’s a book that sounded absolutely perfect for me. I love a dark fairy tale, so when you throw in a New York setting and fuzz the barriers between fiction and reality it basically becomes my… Continue reading
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Flash Reviews: Books That Were Too Good to Review
Occasionally, book bloggers come across a book that’s just too good to review. How could we possibly put into words how much we loved this plot, those characters? Can’t we just flail wildly instead? I rarely struggle with reviewing books, but I’ve encountered two this past year that have just blown my mind. So instead… Continue reading
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