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REVIEW: Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri

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Dear Tasha Suri, I greatly enjoyed your 2018 debut romantic fantasy novel, Empire of Sand, so I was eager for Realm of Ash, your recently-published follow up. The two books are interconnected despite being centered on different characters, so I recommend reading Empire of Sand first. Besides filling out the ... more >

REVIEW: The Hanged Man (The Tarot Sequence, #2) by K.D. Edwards

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The last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own past. The Tarot Sequence imagines a modern-day Atlantis off the coast of Massachusetts, governed by powerful Courts based on the traditional Tarot deck. Rune Saint John, ... more >

REVIEW: Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy #1) by Amelie Wen Zhao

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This hot debut is the first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father’s murder. In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. Their varied gifts to control the world around them ... more >

Sirius’ Best 0f 2019

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I thought I had a decent reading year, I don’t usually have a lot of A books and this year was no exception, but I did have several B+ and for me grade between B+ and A may often end up being relative anyway. 1. “The House of the Sundering ... more >

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Janine’s Best of 2019

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I was tempted to make a list of my favorites among the 2019-published books I read this year. In the end I decided to focus on my favorite 2019 reads (first time reads; I didn’t include books I had read / reviewed in prior years) without regard to their year ... more >

REVIEW: Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher

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When a party of goblin warriors find themselves trapped behind enemy lines, it’ll take more than whining (and a bemused Elven veterinarian) to get them home again. Nine Goblins is a novella of low…very low…fantasy. Dear Ms. Kingfisher, I love this novella. Really, really love it. The cover is wonderful, ... more >

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