Category: Book Reviews and Releases
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Book Review: Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
We are going way back to my childhood and perhaps one of the first fantasy series I consumed like candy. Thankfully, there were plenty of these books to keep me occupied. Pawn of Prophecy starts a five book quintology and is followed up by another five book series, The Malloreon, which is not to be…
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Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Three weeks, three books in a trilogy. Mark this moment because it will probably not happen again anytime soon. That said, reading and reviewing a series from the beginning to the end is really satisfying, so I might have to try this again. We’ll see. The Story The Queen of Nothing brings the story of…
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Book Review: The Wicked King by Holly Black
It’s a perfect week to dive straight into the review of The Wicked King, the sequel of The Cruel Prince. Yay, continuity! I’ve mentioned my worry with sequels before—often they feel like an afterthought and lose some of their magical luster because the world isn’t new. Luckily, The Wicked King isn’t one of those. If…
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Book Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
It’s always a gamble to dive into a new series, usually the first book is wonderful but there’s no guarantee that the rest of the series will live up to it. The Cruel Prince is a great start to a series, but is also complicated due to the many new concepts that must be introduced…
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Book Review: Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #2)
Sequels can be really problematic, especially if the first book was intended to be a standalone. Thankfully, Cinder ended with enough cliffhangers that Scarlet feels like it belongs as part of the story. To see my review of Cinder, go here. As with Cinder and Cinderella, Scarlet takes the classic tale of Little Red Riding…
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Book Review: The Hourglass Door, by Lisa Mangum
Funny story, while I always wanted to read Lisa’s series, it kept getting pushed behind the newest shiny book that I’d been waiting for from the library. Then, I scored what I thought was the first book at a Christmas book exchange party. HUZZAH. I waited for the perfect weekend to cuddle up and dive…
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Book Review: Muse of Nightmares, Laini Taylor
When you fall in love with a story, it’s always a delight to know there’s a sequel. Muse of Nightmares is the sequel to Strange the Dreamer, a beautifully written fantasy that I gushed about in my review posted a few weeks ago. There’s also a worry when it comes to sequels. If the first…
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2020 Year in Review
Well, my pretties, we’re here at the end. If you’re reading this then you’ve made it this far. Congratulations. This has been a different year for everyone, myself included. At the beginning of this year, I had some pretty big dreams. I was going to power through editing and publishing the rest of the Shadow…
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Book Review: Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor
Beautiful prose, an amazing story, fascinating characters, Strange the Dreamer delivered an experience above and beyond my expectations. When a fellow writer, who also loves all the pretty words, gushes about a book, you know you have to go read it. A huge thank you to Candace for recommending it, you can go check out…
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Book Review: To Dream in Daylight, by Candace J. Thomas
It’s always a treat when a friend puts out a new book, and this is no exception. Candie and I first met at my very first event where I attended as an actual author. My short story “Breath”, which is now the freebie I give to those joining my newsletter list, had been picked up…
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