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Favorite Reviews:
I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The UnitCategories:
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- end of year
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- Harry Potter
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- lists
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- Middle East
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Tag Archives: divinity
The First Girl Child, by Amy Harmon (audio)
From Goodreads: Bayr of Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and rarely loved, she plagued the land with her words: From this day forward, … Continue reading
Grave Importance, by Vivian Shaw (audio)
As a favor to a friend (and a bit of vacation for herself), Greta Helsing takes over as director at a health and wellness spa for mummies in the south of France. There, she encounters an odd condition she’s never … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, divinity, favorite, LGBTQIA, RIP-worthy, speculative
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The Invisible Girls, by Sarah Thebarge (audio)
Sarah Thebarge grew up in a fundamentalist household, which later caused her severe anxiety issues, and a personal crisis of faith when she was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in her late 20s. After several years of cancer treatments and … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, body image, divinity, nonfiction, POC, psychology
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The Poppy War, by RF Kuang
Rin is a war orphan who does everything she can to escape the life of an opium-smuggler’s errand girl and become one of Nikara’s elite trained soldiers. With the country drifting once again toward war, Rin discovers that learning to … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Adult, Prose
Tagged Asia, divinity, historical, mini-review, POC, psychology, speculative
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Callback: Elantris
I first read Elantris by Brandon Sanderson back in 2012, and I’ll direct you to that link for a synopsis and/or my original review. It’s been nearly six years, and it was time to revisit the story and this world. … Continue reading
Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi
From GoodReads: Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged Africa, atmospheric, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, POC, portentous, speculative
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The City of Brass, by SA Chakraborty
Nahri is a con-woman in 19th century Cairo with a few magical abilities that she uses to survive. Then one night, those magical abilities accidentally call a djinn to her, and suddenly she’s on the run from demons and discovering … Continue reading
Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)
Since this book is third in a ten-book series and is over 1200 pages long, a synopsis would pretty much be the size of a full review. I’ll just skip it, and if you’re interested in one, GoodReads has a tidy … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, 2018, 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, comfort, Cosmere, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, memorable, multi-read, psychology, reread, shredded me, speculative
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City of Miracles, by Robert Jackson Bennett
Since this is the third book in a series, I don’t want to give a synopsis and spoil previous books. A few quick details: This installment takes place nearly twenty years after the first book and follows Sigrud (a side … Continue reading
City of Blades, by Robert Jackson Bennett (audio)
City of Blades takes place five years after the end of the first book in this series, City of Stairs. General Mulaghesh – a side character from the first book – is called out of retirement to do some reconnaissance … Continue reading