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The Speaker Author: Traci Chee Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: November 7, 2017 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Series: The Reader Trilogy #2 CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, murder, gore, gun violence, outing of a trans character, trauma, death of a child, cancer, suicide, grief Five […]
Listen, I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by the cover, but it’s hard sometimes, especially when a book cover is especially eye catching or gorgeous. And a lot of the time, a title will grab me and catch my attention. Here’s some books that I […]
July was a super stressful month on the home front. My mom had a major surgery, and I spent a bunch of time rushing back and forth between the hospital, on the phone trying to coordinate care for her, and trying to meet her needs while still working […]
She Who Became the Sun Author: Shelley Parker Chan Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 20, 2021 Publisher: Tor Books Series: The Radiant Emperor #1 CONTENT WARNING: violence, misogyny, murder, death of a parent, death, homophobia, blood To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the monk Zhu will do anything. […]
There’s so many places that I want to visit, and this week’s topic allows me to talk about all the books that are set in places that I want to travel to! Here’s some of the books that are set in locations I want to visit: Outlander by […]
I finished June with 20 ARCs left to be read. Devoting time to ARCs is now becoming a habit each month, and while I’m still getting approved for a bunch, I’m finding myself requesting less (but not fully on a requesting ban). It’s very heartening to see progress […]
Once Upon a Broken Heart Author: Stephanie Garber Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 28, 2021 Publisher: Flatiron Books Series: Once Upon a Broken Heart #1 CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, grief, blood, murder How far would you go for happily ever after? For as […]
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy Author: Megan Bannen Genre: Fantasy Romance Publication Date: August 23, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit and libro.fm for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, […]
This week’s prompt is about some of my favorite fantasy authors, and this is the perfect topic for me, since I love reading fantasy! I’ve been reading a lot of really incredible books lately, and have discovered some really great new authors. Rather than focus on the usual […]
The House with the Golden Door Author: Elodie Harper Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 6, 2022 Publisher: Union Square and Co. Series: Wolf Den Trilogy #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Union Square and Co. for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for […]
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