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JOINT REVIEW: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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Janine: I saw this standalone fantasy novel on Goodreads and it intrigued me. Since Sirius and I have both favorably reviewed V.E. Schwab’s previous book, A Darker Shade of Magic, I asked her if she wanted to review The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue together. She said yes. The story ... more >

JOINT REVIEW: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

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Jennie, Sirius and I (along with Jayne), reviewed Naomi Novik’s last book, Spinning Silver, together. Our roundtable discussion was a lot of fun and the three of us decided to reunite for Novik’s recent release, the first book in her Scholomance series, A Deadly Education. –Janine. Janine: A Deadly Education ... more >

JOINT REVIEW: Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

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Trigger warning: READERS PLEASE NOTE: The following review contains MASSIVE spoilers for the earlier five books in Megan Whalen Turner’s Thief series and this is one series where spoilers should be avoided at all costs. Seriously, don’t even read the blurbs for the later books. If you’d like to try ... more >

JOINT REVIEW: A House East of Regent Street by Pam Rosenthal

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Jennie: When Janine mentioned this expanded novella, and suggested we review it together, she asked if I’d read it when it originally came out in 2004. My book log says no, but my brain says yes. If I didn’t read it I must’ve read a lot about it back when it was ... more >

JOINT REVIEW: Honeytrap by Aster Glenn Gray

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Content warnings: Sirius and I reviewed Aster Glenn Gray’s f/f novella, The Wolf and the Girl, early this year. We decided to reunite for her new m/m novel, Honeytrap. Both works feature Russian characters so I’m especially glad to have Sirius, who lived in what was then a part of ... more >

JOINT REVIEW: Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

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Sirius and I enjoy discussing the books in the Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews, and we did it again with Emerald Blaze, the most recent of the books. -Janine “As Prime magic users, Catalina Baylor and her sisters have extraordinary powers—powers their ruthless grandmother would love to control. Catalina ... more >

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