Another year, another top ten list. At some point, I'm sure I'll get sick of making the year out of books, but not yet! If anyone witnessed the process, they'd probably have questions, though. Anyway, without further ado, let's just get into it. We all have actually important things to be doing, after all. As …
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Book Review | The Tainted Cup
In The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, Dinios Kol is an assistant investigator for the Empire, working with Ana Dolabra, a well-respected but eccentric investigator. They’re called to look into the death of an imperial official, who was killed when a magical contagion of some kind caused a tree to sprout from his chest. …
Book Review | A Gentleman’s Gentleman (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Gentleman’s Gentleman by TJ Alexander. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Gentleman’s Gentleman by TJ Alexander, Christopher is a landed lord with a tragic backstory… and a …
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Book Series Review | What the River Knows duology
Buckle up, I have many thoughts. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In the What the River Knows duology by Isabel Ibañez, Inez Olivera …
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Book Review | Curious Tides
I thought this was a duology, only to find out that it’s now a trilogy. And here I thought waiting a year from this book's publication meant that I could binge the full series. Oh, well. In Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle, Emory is a student in lunar magic at Aldryn College, but she’s struggling. …
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