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Category: Book Review
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The City We Became by N K Jemisin
Oh my goodness! The writing! The characters! The descriptions! I couldn’t get through this fast enough. I loved this book!
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Write Your Novel From the Middle by James Scott Bell
I recently read Write Your Novel From the Middle. I had seen this years ago, but laughed at it. I actually laughed. Here I am now wishing I hadn’t, and instead picked it up when I first saw it. Even though the process for outlining a story has changed for…
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Kingdom of Liars | Review
Nope, just nope. I couldn’t finish the book. I managed 75%, and I dragged myself for most of that. The most exciting part of this book was the prologue.
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Crush the King by Jennifer Estep
Queen Evie has been playing the long game with the King’s sister, a sister who he doesn’t acknowledge and isn’t even really considered a royal because she is a bastard. The conclusion to this long game, is one I saw as a possibility and I think Evie even mentions it…
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Abhorsen by Garth Nix
After a while, this book totally had my attention. After listening to Lirael, I had to wonder if she would accept she was the Abhorsen. This curiosity kept me reading, but additionally wondering if the attack would be stopped.
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Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
This is the first book of Riyria Revelations and contains two stories to this great series. I loved the action, the writing, the character development, everything about this book is glorious. I totally see myself re-reading this in the future; multiple times.
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Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep
I very much enjoyed this story. I was just swept away by what was happening to Evie and those around her, while also at key times was very much worried for her. Even though she’s the main character and we know she will survive, the fact of her survival being…
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Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Kate is investigating a magical being who has apparently become a Mary. Similar to Typhoid Mary, this is a person who has been infected and spread the virus. This investigation gets difficult, and is not made easier by the tension between her and the Beast Lord, and is further complicated…
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Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti is less than 100 pages, so you will have nearly no issues finishing it in one day. (Notice I said nearly, because you never know what life will throw at you.) The other reason you may be propelled through the story is wondering where it all leads or seeking…
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Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Not going to lie, I had some trouble with this one. I think it may have been a bit overhyped. For the hype it received, I was expecting more.