Tag: 4 stars
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Review: The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Kester Grant’s The Court of Miracles leads readers in a retelling of Les Miserables where Eponine, called Nina, is the star of the show. Nina is a Thief in a France where the criminal underground of the…
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Review: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Rosaria Munda presents to us in Fireborne a world that is still recovering from revolution. The oligarchy of the dragonborn has been overthrown in favor of a merit-based class system determined by testing. We join the narrative…
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Review: Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review. Avg rating: 3.82 I always have the hardest time rating anthologies and short story collections, so I’ve decided to give each story an individual rating and average them to the overall score. For the star rating, I rounded up…
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Review: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
4 stars **I received an early release excerpt from the publisher through NetGalley; however, I did not submit review until I had read the full work which I acquired through my public library.** Astrid Scholte’s debut novel, Four Dead Queens, checks all sorts of boxes for fantasy fans. Court and political intrigue, various factions of…
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Review: The Bone Ships by RJ Barker
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars In The Bone Ships, RJ Barker introduces us to a world in which being fleet is central to the way of life in the Hundred Isles. The fleet itself is made of ships constructed using the bones…
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Review: Courting Darkness by LR Braden
4 stars **I was provided with an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Vampires and werewolves and fae folk- oh my! The second book in the Magicsmith series did not at all disappoint. This was another one day read, and had all of the features I enjoyed so much…
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Review: Caspian’s Fortune by Eric Warren
4 stars **I was provided a published electronic copy by the author through BookSirens in exchange for honest review.** Eric Warren provides a science fiction novel full of all things great about the genre with Caspian’s Fortune. We follow Captain Caspian Robeaux, who may or may not have committed war crimes resulting in defection from…
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Review: Kriss: The Gift of Wrath by Ted Naifeh
4 stars **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** From Ted Naifeh and Warren Wucinich comes Kriss: The Gift of Wrath. Kriss is an outcast in his small village, but is descended from the gods of the north. The Gift of Wrath establishes background for Kriss and…
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Review: Silo Boys by Amy-Brooke Odell
4 stars ** I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Amy-Brooke Odell’s debut novel, Silo Boys, was an engaging YA mystery/thriller that captured the atmosphere of South Carolina. In Silo Boys, the reader follows Addy, a recent high school graduate as she attempts to come to terms…
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Review: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Katherine Arden’s middle grade novel, Small Spaces, combines horror, paranormal, and thriller in a clever and enjoyable way. I find it hard to review middle grade books since it is distinctly not written for my age group,…
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