Category: Fantasy
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Book Review: Something Wicked
Full round of applause to the author on their debut novel. This book is filled with lush descriptions of the manor and all the emotions of our teenage protagonist, Darryl. Thrust from her ‘normal’ teenage life in the city – moving to the country manor after her grandmother’s passing isn’t the only culture shock. This…
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Book Review: A House with Good Bones
LBPS (Long Blog Post Short): This book was really good. I got to hand it to T. Kingfisher, she really did an excellent job with this novel. I love a good well rounded novel, everything from the characters, the plot, the little science and pop culture tidbits, and down to the vocabulary was a literal…
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Book Review: What The River Knows
What The River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Synopsis: Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one…
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Book Review – The Reaper’s Son
I will start by saying there are few books that can take a full tour of your emotions – all at once breaking your heart while repairing it. There are definitely tear-jerker books out there; for me this book digs so much deeper. In one moment relaying the joy of new love, while in the…