I knowingly started another series. I only slightly regret it (because I need book two. I NEED IT). In The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson, the time has come for the empire of Orrun to elect a new ruler, as Bersun the Brusque’s twenty-four year reign is reaching its conclusion. So the seven selected competitors …
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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. …
Book Review | Splinter & Ash (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Splinter & Ash, Princess Ash is used to being overlooked and underestimated, not only as the younger sister …
Book Review | Morgan Is My Name (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Morgan Is My Name tells the story of Morgan, daughter of Queen Igraine in Tintagel Castle. Tragedy strikes …
Book Review | The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Pirates? Magic? Say no more; I'm in! The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty joins the titular character after she’s been retired from piracy for ten years to raise her daughter. But one day a woman arrives with a request Amina can’t say no to: if she recovers this woman’s granddaughter—the child of one …
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