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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 Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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- audio
- BBAW
- body image
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- circus horror
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- comfort
- Cosmere
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- divinity
- dream-invader
- education
- end of year
- fanfiction
- favorite
- fitness
- food
- gender studies
- goals
- good omens
- Harry Potter
- health
- historical
- house
- humor
- I made a thing.
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- KonMari
- Latin America
- LGBTQIA
- lists
- memorable
- Middle East
- mini-review
- multi-read
- nonfiction
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- place-character
- POC
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- psychology
- quarantine
- race report
- readathon
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- RIP-worthy
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Tag Archives: speculative
A Charm of Magpies (series), by KJ Charles (audio)
Lucien Crane was packed off to China by his family when he was 17. Several decades later, he suddenly finds himself forced back to England as the next in line to inherit money and titles. He doesn’t want to be … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, dream-invader, historical, LGBTQIA, speculative, WTF moments
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Fanfic Minis – March 2026
So you know how I said I would try looking up fanfic for the Will Darling series? Well… Let’s just say there’s not a lot out there. I had to do a lot of narrowing, because there’s crossover with other … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged fanfiction, good omens, LGBTQIA, mini-review, speculative
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Fanfic Minis – February 2026
If you’re unfamiliar with the fanfic world, they have what they call Bangs, where artists and authors get paired together. It’s a nice way to collaborate and additionally, you often end up meeting lots of fellow writers and artists that … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged dream-invader, fanfiction, good omens, LGBTQIA, mini-review, revisiting, speculative
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The Narrow, by Kate Alice Marshall (audio)
No one survives the Narrow. If you fall in, the water will destroy you, often in a way that means your body will never be found. And yet, Eden knows that at least one person survived. She saw Delphine fall … Continue reading
The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy, by Roan Parrish (audio)
Edgar has been haunted by ghosts – literally – for most of his life. When he meets Jamie, a professional haunter (creating major haunted houses in New Orleans, specifically), he really likes them – but how can he tell anyone, … Continue reading
Go Luck Yourself, by Sara Raasch (audio)
This second book in the Royals & Romance series involves the second heir of Christmas stuck in an enemies-t0-lovers type situation with the would-be king of St Patrick’s Day. Someone from St Patrick’s Day is stealing magic from Christmas, but … Continue reading
A Box Full of Darkness, by Simone St. James (audio)
When Violet, Dodie, and Vale were children, their younger brother Ben disappeared one day during a game of Hide and Seek. He was only six years old. Police never found him, and eventually, the family fell apart. Now, twenty years … Continue reading
Fanfic Minis – January 2026
This month was a mixed bag for stories. I tried to read too much. I tried to read a ton from my TBR, regardless of whether or not the stories were working out for me. I read some out of … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged fanfiction, good omens, LGBTQIA, mini-review, speculative
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Strange New World, by Vivian Shaw (audio)
As this is the 4th (ish**) book in a series, I’m not going to go into plot details. Instead, I’m going to talk y’all through my experience of reading this book. 1) I began this book not really knowing if … Continue reading
Dec 2025 TradPub Mini Reviews
I was hoping to finish a sixth book before the end of the day, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen, so without further ado, here are my tradpubbed books of December this year! A Gargoyle’s Guide to … Continue reading
Posted in 2025, Adult, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged audio, comfort, dream-invader, historical, LGBTQIA, mini-review, POC, psychology, speculative
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The Zen Leaf 