You know that feeling when you finish a book and immediately want to call all your friends to gush about it? That’s exactly how I felt after finishing Before They Are Hanged. After reviewing The Blade Itself last week, I dove straight into this one, and wow – Abercrombie has somehow managed to make an […]
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The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie is one of those rare fantasy books that made me cancel all my weekend plans just so I could keep reading. The charm of this book doesn’t lie in epic battles (though there are some) or world-ending stakes, but rather in its deeply flawed and utterly captivating characters. Let
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After enjoying Storm Front last year, I knew I had to continue with The Dresden Files series. I’ve heard mixed things about the early books, with many readers saying it doesn’t hit its stride until book 3 or 4, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this werewolf-centric installment. In Fool Moon,
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The Hating Game is one of those books that left me with seriously mixed feelings. As someone who typically devours rom-coms, especially those with the enemies-to-lovers trope, I had high expectations going in. But this book… well, let’s just say it was a rollercoaster, and not always in a good way. First, let’s talk about
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Coraline is the kind of book that burrows under your skin and stays there, like the quiet scratch of tiny rat claws behind the walls. Neil Gaiman has crafted a deliciously unsettling story that masters the art of being both deeply disturbing and utterly enchanting. The story follows Coraline (not Caroline, as she repeatedly has
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Wow. Little Fires Everywhere completely consumed me over the past two days, much like the fires that dance through its pages. As someone who grew up straddling different cultural worlds and often feeling like an outsider looking in, this book hit particularly close to home. Let me just say – if you’re expecting a light,
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A heartfelt romance that reminds us why we fall in love with love stories When I picked up “The Rom-Commers” by Katherine Center, I was curled up in my favorite reading nook with a cup of jasmine tea, ready to dive into what I hoped would be the perfect comfort read. So did “The Rom-Commers”
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Oh boy, do I have thoughts about “Meet Me at the Lake”! You know that feeling when you’re curled up with a book, expecting to be swept away into a dreamy summer romance, but instead find yourself muttering “girl, what are you doing?” under your breath every few pages? Yeah, that was me with this
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You know that feeling when you curl up with a cozy blanket, a cup of hot tea, and just know you’re about to dive into something magical? That’s exactly how I felt cracking open “The Seven Year Slip” by Ashley Poston. As someone who religiously checks publishing news and devours anything with a dash of
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There’s something magical about historical fiction that transports you completely into another time and place, making you forget about the modern world around you. Lisa See’s “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women” did exactly that for me, whisking me away to 15th century Ming Dynasty China with such vivid detail that I could almost smell the
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