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  • Review: From the Dark We Came by J Emery

    **I was provided an electronic copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars J. Emery brings their take to a vampire and hunter queer paranormal romance with From the Dark We Came. The story follows Cassian, our vampire newly awakened after having gone into a deep sleep, and Belar, our…

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    March 19, 2020
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    4 stars, adult, book review, fantasy, paranormal, queer, romance
  • Review: All the King’s Traitors by Keylin Rivers

    **I was provided an electronic copy through NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Keylin Rivers brings forward All the King’s Traitors, a YA fantasy centered around a rocky political climate and magical stones which grant the holders powers. The journey is told through following multiple perspectives of characters that…

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    March 2, 2020
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    3.5 stars, book review, fantasy, young adult
  • Review: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

    4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC of this novel post-publication from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Veronica Roth makes her adult debut with Chosen Ones, a modern fantasy that upends a lot of common tropes and puts a solid spin on them. Readers follow a group of individuals who,…

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    February 19, 2020
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    4 stars, adult, book review, fantasy
  • Review: All the Pretty Things by Emily Arsenault

    **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 3 stars Emily Arsenault’s second YA novel, All the Pretty Things, is part slice of life, part mystery, and part hard-hitting contemporary. Readers follow Ivy Cork whose father owns a doughnut franchise and amusement park. When a local kid…

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    February 17, 2020
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    3 stars, book review, mystery, thriller, young adult
  • Review: The Shrike & the Shadows by Chantal Gadoury and AM Wright

    **spoiler alert** **I was provided with an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 2.5 stars Chantal Gadoury and AM Wright come together in the Hansel and Gretel retelling The Shrike & the Shadows. Hans and Greta’s tale is a dark and twisted version of the fairytale with…

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    February 15, 2020
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    2.5 stars, book review, fantasy, retelling, young adult
  • Review: Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco

    2 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Rin Chupeco’s most recent release, Wicked As You Wish, follows Tala, a member of the cursed Makiling line who can negate the effects of magic. Tala’s story takes place in a world where fairy tale places exist…

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    February 9, 2020
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    2 stars, book review, fantasy, queer, young adult
  • Review: Hollow by Rhonda Parrish

    3 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** In Hollow, Rhonda Parrish tells the story of Morgan, a high school student who is going through quite a lot. Morgan has had a bad breakup and has been in a bad car accident that killed her…

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    February 7, 2020
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    3 stars, book review, horror, paranormal, young adult
  • Review: Asperfell by Jamie Thomas

    **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Jamie Thomas brings us the first book in a new fantasy series, Asperfell. Asperfell is, first and foremost, a prison for mages. A sentenced mage will walk through the gate to this new world where they remain forever…

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    February 3, 2020
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    4 stars, adult, book review, fantasy
  • Review: The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold

    **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Luke Arnold, renowned actor, adds author to his repertoire with his debut fantasy novel, The Last Smile in Sunder City. Readers follow Fetch Phillips, man for hire, in a world where the magic is gone. Humans,…

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    January 30, 2020
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    3.5 stars, adult, book review, fantasy
  • Review: The Promised Neverland Vol 1 by Kaiu Shirai

    **spoiler alert** **I was provided an electronic copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Kaiu Shirai’s The Promised Neverland is a twisted fantasy manga. Readers follow Emma, Ray, and Norman (per VIZ translations to English) as they live in Grace Field House. Emma and Norman learn their orphanage…

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    January 30, 2020
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    3.5 stars, adult, book review, comics and graphic novels, fantasy, horror, manga, young adult
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