Month: April 2021

Month In Review

A Look Back at April…

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April was a month of ups and downs for reading, lots of great reads, some kinda meh reads and a bit of a reading slump too. Still, it was a good month overall! ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Fredrik Backman was my favorite this month, though there were a few top contenders! ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Richard Backman… Continue reading A Look Back at April…

Book Review, Month In Review

THIS GOLDEN FLAME by Emily Victoria

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Rating: 4 / 5 I received this beautiful special edition of THIS GOLDEN FLAME by Emily Victoria in a Fairy Loot box and I decided to jump in for the readalong hosted on their community page. THIS GOLDEN FLAME follows Karis, a young woman who was orphaned at a young age and separated from her… Continue reading THIS GOLDEN FLAME by Emily Victoria

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THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS by Pat Barker

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Rating: 4 / 5 I added THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS by Pat Barker to my TBR back when it was on the Women's Prize for Fiction list in 2019. When it came up as my randomly generated TBR pick for March, I didn't remember much about it, but was happy to find a copy… Continue reading THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS by Pat Barker

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DIAL A FOR AUNTIES by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Out Today!)

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I received a gifted galley of DIAL A FOR AUNTIES by Jesse Q. Sutanto from Berkley Publishing Group and Netgalley for an honest review. Publication Date: 4/27/2021 Rating: 4.5 / 5 DIAL A FOR AUNTIES centers on Meddelin Chan. Meddy is the good child of the family, the lone daughter who has stayed home to… Continue reading DIAL A FOR AUNTIES by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Out Today!)

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THE HERO OF AGES by Brandon Sanderson

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Rating: 5 / 5 After reading and loving THE WELL OF ASCENSION by Brandon Sanderson last month, I was very excited to pick up THE HERO OF AGES as the final installment in the initial Mistborn trilogy. It is really hard to say anything about a conclusion to a trilogy without giving spoilers for the… Continue reading THE HERO OF AGES by Brandon Sanderson

Book Review

TRUTHWITCH by Susan Dennard

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 TRUTHWITCH by Susan Dennard has been on my TBR for quite a while, so when I saw a #Witchlandsalong readalong announced, I decided to order the books and join it. TRUTHWITCH is set in a world with many different types of magic. Safi is a Truthwitch which means she has the… Continue reading TRUTHWITCH by Susan Dennard

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BIRTH AND OTHER SURPRISES by Kimberly Davis Basso

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Rating: 5 / 5 I recently read and really enjoyed I'M A LITTLE BRAIN DEAD by Kimberly Davis Basso, so when I saw that Let's Talk Books was doing a tour for her more recent book BIRTH AND OTHER SURPRISES, I was happy to sign up since I had the book sitting on my shelf!… Continue reading BIRTH AND OTHER SURPRISES by Kimberly Davis Basso

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THE RAVENS by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 I received THE RAVENS by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige in my YA Once Upon a Book Club box. I had seen this one pop up in the book universe a few times, but didn't know a lot about it. THE RAVENS is set at Westerly College where Kappa Rho Nu… Continue reading THE RAVENS by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige

Book Review

RIOT BABY by Tochi Onyebuchi

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 I located RIOT BABY by Tochi Onyebuchi on a list of Afrofuturistic novels and selected it for a Popsugar reading challenge prompt. Riot baby follows Ella and her brother Kev. Ella is born with very powerful abilities to see the future of those around her and other expanding abilities. Their world… Continue reading RIOT BABY by Tochi Onyebuchi