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quirkycatsfatstacks · 7 months

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Review: Under the Smokestrewn Sky by A. Deborah Baker

Series: The Up-and-Under #4Author: A. Deborah Baker (Seanan McGuire)Publisher: Tor.comReleased: October 17, 2023Received: ARC Find it on Goodreads | More Up-And-Under | More Seanan McGuire Book Summary: Avery and Zib are nearing the end of their journey. However, being near the end does not mean they are far from danger. There are still several quests they must wrap up, each less likely than…

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mariasbookishcorner · 2 months

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"Iron Flame" by Rebecca Yarros. The highly anticipated second part of The Empyrean series that will leave you breathless!!!

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aliteraryprincess · 1 year

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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

My Rating: 5 stars Many Random House and NetGalley for the ARC! This book came out on January 10 2023 and is now available for purchase. Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries is a historical fantasy novel in the vein of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell and Babel: an Arcane History. It takes place in an alternate version of the early 20th century where faeries are real and scholars devote their…

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b4ssm4st3r · 4 months

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Book Review: Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

I ended up getting Kindle Unlimited and Daughter of No Worlds was one of the first books that it recommended. It wasn’t like I had a long list of other books to read anyway. (I do) So I figured why not and decided to check it out. It begins with Tisaanah being sold into slavery as a child and follows her path as she escapes and is determined to claim power for herself. And any challenge or…

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mediashadowreads · 9 months

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[REVIEW] POWERLESS BY LAUREN ROBERTS

Book info ⭐Name: PowerlessAuthor: Lauren RobertsRelease Date: January 30th 2023Edition: UK PaperbackPages: 495Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy Synopsis: She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these…

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theloudiris · 11 months

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Title: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Author: S.A. Chakraborty

Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Published: February 28, 2023

My Thoughts: Can Chakraborty write a bad book? The answer is no. No, she cannot.

Amina al-Sirafi is a famous pirate who has retired peacefully to a life of piety and motherhood. When she is tracked down by the wealthy mother of a former crewman, she is offered a job to retrieve her comrade's kidnapped daughter for a kingly sum. However, the deeper she dives, the more she realizes there is risk in wanting to become a legend and seize one last chance at glory.

This was coming up in The Book of the Month selection, and I was intrigued but didn’t want to waste a credit. Which is why I picked up her previous series first (The Daevabad Trilogy). If you’ve read my past reviews, you’ll know how absolutely amazing that turned out.

This is to say, S.A. Chakraborty can do no wrong. The fun and excitement from the Daevabad trilogy, combined with pirates, turns this story into a masterpiece I didn’t know I needed in my life. She weaves so many great real-life experiences and hardships into such a fantastical landscape, showcasing some of the creatures from her past series in a new light.

I would recommend this book in a heartbeat for anyone who even comes close to enjoying fantasy. I had such a blast with this story and will be waiting in not-so-patient anticipation for the next installment.

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booksformks · 2 years

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Book Review: The Wizard in the Wood

The Wizard in the Wood (The Dragon in the Library, #3)by Louie Stowell 4 out of 5 stars Kit, Josh, and Alita are privileged to witness the birth of a new baby dragon along with their new school library! But dark wizards are sneaking around the new library, and it is up to Kit to protect the baby dragon. Josh and Alita want to help too, but Kit is the one with the magical abilities. She tries to…

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banannabooks · 2 years

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Sweet and Bitter Magic - Adrienne Tooley

I liked this book. The writing style and the pacing were good and easy to read, the plot and characters were very interesting. But I didn't love it. Something about it just didn't quite pull me in like I hoped, maybe it was the pacing and the lack of worldbuilding. I feel like this book would have benefitted a lot from being longer or being a part of a series. The magic system was really cool, I love magic with a consequence, but I do wish the story itself had been a bit more magical, and maybe the romance be a bit more romantic. I did feel they fell for each other quite easily, but I would not be against reading more about them. Wren wasn't always my favourite character either, she was a bit whiny in my opinion. Spoiler Alert I did love how the curse wore off slowly as Tamsin fell for Wren, how descriptive the writing was and how well it used the five senses as we saw Tamsin start to feel everything around her again.

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jonathantaylor · 2 months

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sealreads · 2 months

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Recently finished The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison!

I didn't find Maia particularly interesting, but the world building was great. I'm a sucker for political intrigue

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slickdungeonsblog · 6 months

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Illyadra - Book Review

Check out my review of the high magic fantasy epic Illyadra!

Illyadra by Adriel Wallaker Note: this review was first posted on Reedsy Discovery, an awesome website that pairs independent authors and readers. To see the post there, click here. If you are a book reviewer and want to contribute reviews on Reedsy Discovery, click here. (Note: this post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something through this post I will get a small commission at no…

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quirkycatsfatstacks · 1 year

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WOTN: A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire

Fae Laws And Complications Abound in A Killing Frost A Killing Frost is the latest novel to come from the October Daye series. Once again, fae law is making Toby’s life difficult. You think being a hero would earn her a break or two, but that is not the case. Can you believe that October Daye is fourteen books in at this point? In many ways, it still feels like the series is brand new. Probably…

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kjudgemental · 8 months

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Helliconia Spring: Classic Sci-fi Novel Review

Author: Brian W. Aldiss Publisher: Gollancz (my copy, in Helliconia) Country: UK Year: 1982 Planetary Romances are a thing well done by now, and even by ’82, we’d seen people try it. The grandaddy of it, springing to mind, is Herbert’s Dune novels, and the influence of Edgar Rice Burrough’s Barsoom books, also on the subgenre, can’t be underestimated. Neither, it must be said, can the epic…

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aliteraryprincess · 2 years

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Babel: An Arcane History by R. F. Kuang

My Rating: 5 stars Many thanks to Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is being released today, August 23 2022. Robin Swift is an orphan plucked out of Canton by Richard Lovell, an British professor who raises the boy with one goal: to enter the Royal Institute of Translation at Oxford University, also known as Babel. Babel is the center of silver-working, a process of enchanting…

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b4ssm4st3r · 5 months

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Book Review: Fourth Wing & Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

How far will you go to save someone you love? And if you save them, will they forgive you? Latest book review for Fourth Wing & Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

How far will you go to save someone you love? And if you save them, will they forgive you? That’s the question swirling in my head after speed-reading Fourth Wing and Iron Flame this past week. I admit I was influenced by seeing everyone talk about it on Threads and decided to check it out. And I am glad I did. The premise of Fourth Wing isn’t an uncommon one in fantasy fiction. We’ve come…

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mediashadowreads · 2 months

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[REVIEW] THE CRIMSON MOTH BY KRISTEN CICCARELLI

Book Info ⭐ Name: The Crimson MothAuthor: Kristen CiccarelliRelease Date: February 20th 2024Edition: Fairyloot UK HardcoverPages: 415Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance Synopsis: On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their…

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