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Book Review – Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
I thought I'd enjoy this going in and I really did. It's honestly fun from start to finish. I always like a good rebellion, and I found the politics in this to be very intriguing.
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Book Review – The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
I picked this book up because a friend had started reading it and said how wonderful it was. And it did sound like exactly my sort of thing, albeit in a detached sort of way. Well, consider me a T.J. Klune convert!
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Book Review – Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters
Oh yesssssss. Firstly, my music-loving soul absolutely loved the way music is woven throughout the story and is essential to the plot. Secondly, this book is a perfect October read - spooky, slightly creepy, a little cosy and just wonderfully autumnal vibes.
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Book Review – Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon
The book club setting is cute, and it’s a pretty enjoyable romcom overall, albeit one without much depth.
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Book Review – Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Ahhhhhhh, this book is so wonderful and lovely. This is such a hard review to write because all I want to do is flail about the book.
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Book Review – The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska
So I went into this feeling it would be just my thing, and I was right! But it still surprised me with just how swept away I was by both the concept and the characters. I always enjoy books set by the sea, but in this, the sea is a constantly looming, constantly hungry character, lurking in the background. It really works. Honestly, the world is so well built.
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Book Review – Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
I went into this sort of expecting a british Red, White and Royal Blue. And while similar because they’re both gay adult contemporaries, I ended up being surprised but pleased to discover this delves a little deeper. It’s still largely lighted hearted and it’s a lot of fun, but there’s also moments that challenge gaslighting and the pressures of being famous (or fame adjacent!)
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Book Review – Sword in the Stars by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
I didn’t remember everything from the first book but I picked it all up quickly which is always great. And I feel that some of the things I didn’t love as much in the first book (ari as Arthur, ari and Gwen being pre destined) actually worked really well in this book - perhaps because they are already settled and not the point for this part of the arc. This one is all about maintaining the Arthur timeline (while riding roughshod allllllllll over it, so hilarious) and getting back to their timeline to fight mercer.
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Book Review – The Once and Future Witches by Alex E Harrow
I had high expectations for Once and Future Witches, as Harrow’s previous book, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, was probably my unexpected hit of last year. So despite historical fiction really not being a favourite, I dived into this! And I’m so glad I did. For a start, I do enjoy reading feminist books, and this is definitely that, with some additional witchy goodness. It also sets up an our-world-but-not-quite scenario that really worked for me.
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Book Review – The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman
The teenagers of Four Paths must save their home. Though the Beast is seemingly subdued for now, a new threat looms in Four Paths: a corruption seeping from the Gray into the forest. And with the other Founders preoccupied by their tangled alliances and fraying relationships, only May Hawthorne seems to realize the danger. But saving the town she loves means seeking aid from the person her family despises most–her and Justin’s father. May’s father isn’t the only newcomer in town–Isaac Sullivan’s older brother has also returned, seeking forgiveness for the role he played in Isaac’s troubled past. But Isaac isn’t ready to let go of his family’s history, especially…
