Tag: adult
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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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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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Review: Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace
4 stars **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** This was the first book of poetry that I’ve read from Amanda Lovelace and I was definitely not disappointed. Lovelace brings a collection that is partially a Cinderella retelling and partially based in her personal experiences. There is…
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Review: Highfire by Eoin Colfer
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Eoin Colfer’s newest fantasy novel, Highfire, is fast-paced, guns-a-blazing, not-for-kids fun. Wyvern, Lord Highfire, is one of the last remaining dragons in the world. Possibly the last. He’s all set with his cable TV and Flashdance on…
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Review: Faerie Forged by LR Braden
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 4.5 LR Braden brings us back to her Magicsmith series with the third installment, Faerie Forged. I will attempt to keep this review spoiler free. As with the first two novels in this series, I read Faerie…
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Review: Red Rising Sons of Ares Vol 2 Wrath by Pierce Brown et al
4 stars **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** The Red Rising Saga has been one of my most favorite series in recent years, and I am not disappointed with the prequel graphic novel series, Red Rising Sons of Ares. This is difficult to discuss without spoilers,…
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Review: Artifact One Vol 1 by JT Krul et al
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 5 stars Artifact One is a collaborative effort between writers JT Krul and Vince Hernandez along with artist Romina Moranelli. What readers receive is an introduction to a science fiction story following Remi, a Terrillian female, who is an…
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Review: Nils The Tree of Life by Jérôme Hamon
3 stars **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Jérôme Hamon brings us Nils: The Tree of Life, a nordic inspired fantasy graphic novel set in a society where things have ceased growing. The land and people both have become infertile. Nils and his father seek to…
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Review: RePlay by Saki Tsukahara
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Replay by Saki Tsukahara is a manga-style graphic novel that follows two high school students who have grown up playing baseball together. Catcher, Mashiro Ritsu, and pitcher, Mizuhara Yuuta, have been best friends since third grade and…
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Review: The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N Holmberg
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Charlie Holmberg’s The Will and the Wilds is part fairytale, part love story, and all adventure. Readers follow Enna, a budding herbalist who has learned about the creatures of the wildwood (mystings) from her grandmother. When Enna…
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