Long time no see (by internet standards, that is)! I was pretty busy and also went on vacation, so I didn’t read much for a while there. But I’m back, reading the origins of V. E. Schwab! In The Near Witch by V. E. Schwab, Lexi has grown up in the small town of Near, …
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Book Review | The Teller of Small Fortunes
In The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong, Tao spends her days traveling from town to town telling fortunes, with her mule Laohu serving as her only friend. She’s a foreigner in this land, and regarded with some suspicion, despite having lived here for most of her life. Still, using her small magic to …
Book Review | Sorcery and Small Magics (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Sorcery and Small Magics, Leovander “Leo” Loveage is training as a scriver of minor spells at the …
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Book Review | Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In V. E. Schwab’s novel Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, we traverse …
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Book Review | For She Is Wrath
My reaction to this book’s description was “A Pakistani fantasy Count of Monte Cristo retelling? Sign me up!” In For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga, Dania was raised by her swordsmith father, so she’s no stranger to fighting. But when she’s betrayed by the young man she loves most and thrown into prison, she …
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