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REVIEW: The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross

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Content warning: suicide/suicidal ideation/attempted suicide Dear Leife Shallcross, When I heard about this retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the Beast’s point of view I was excited. I am a hero-centric reader in general and hero POV always attracts me. Added to that, Beauty and the Beast is one ... more >

Kaetrin’s Best of 2018

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Recommended Read

I took a look at my 5 star reads for the year and created my top 10 from that. I’ve decided not to rank them; it’s too hard to do and they were all fabulous books. Iron & Magic by Ilona Andrews.  Magic Triumphs could easily have made this list ... more >

REVIEW: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri

B Reviews / / / / / / 4 Comments

Dear Ms. Suri, When I was queried by your publisher about reviewing Empire of Sand, your debut and a fantasy novel set in a world inspired by Mughal India, I thought it sounded promising, and I asked for an ARC. Mehr, the heroine of our story, is one of two ... more >

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REVIEW: Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads / / 4 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Grace Draven, I was so excited you had a new fantasy romance book coming out (and the start of a series too!). I pre-ordered it and have been waiting desperately to read it ever since I did so. Phoenix Unbound is the first book in a trilogy which, if ... more >

REVIEW: The Sea King by CL Wilson

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Recommended Read

Trigger warning: Sexual violence Dear CL Wilson, I listened to the first book in your Weathermages of Mystral series (The Winter King) and have been waiting with bated breath for this book ever since. When I opened it on my reader and saw the page count was 500 I was ... more >

REVIEW: Wardance by Elizabeth Vaughan

Book Reviews / C Reviews / / 4 Comments

Dear Elizabeth Vaughan, I was so excited to see Wardance was coming out, I begged Jane to get me a review copy. I loved the Warprize series and it’s been a long time between drinks – I read the previous books all at once in 2011. Ultimately, that was my ... more >

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