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get you into romantasy! Romantasy is kind of a hit and miss genre. What with its rising popularity on BookTok and similar platforms, it’s a genre ruled by trends more than anything else. With any genre, you will find good books and you will find bad books. But with romantasy, the bad ones gain far…
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BOOK- Everything, Everything AUTHOR- Nicola Yoon GENRE- contemporary, romance RATING – 4.5/5 I don’t really read contemporary romance. I’m more of a romantic fantasy kinda girl to be honest. But I used to. So when I saw Everything, Everything shoved onto an overcrowded shelf in a second hand bookstore in Sedbeurgh, I knew that I…
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My dear and (hopefully) devoted audience. I’m back! Sorry for the longish break, but I was too busy reading books to remember I was also supposed to be writing about them. You’ll be glad to know that I am writing yet another review. My life is so exciting. BOOK- Sherwood AUTHOR- Meagan Spooner GENRE- Romance,…
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BOOKS- Captain of Fates and King of Beasts AUTHORS- Katherine Webber and Catherine Doyle GENRE- Romance, Fantasy RATING- 3.5/5 I have to admit, I didn’t have the highest expectations for these Twin Crowns spin offs. In my experience, novels like these are never as good as the original- and I’m sure many of you will…
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get you into fantasy! I was recently asked by someone I know for book recommendations after saying I liked reading fantasy. This person hadn’t really read any fantasy novels before, and I just went completely blank. I’m not the kind of person who can spring recommendations off the top of their head. So I thought,…
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Well, I’m obviously choosing a book character for this one. And no, I’m not going to pick just one. I mean, if we’re doing the whole ‘you can become a character’ thing, I’m not sticking with one. I’ve read too many books for that. But I will narrow it down to my top three. Also,…
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BOOK- The Princess Knight AUTHOR- Cait Jacobs GENRE- Romance, Fantasy RATING- 3/5 STATUS- DNF Ok. I’m going to start with all the things I liked about the Princess Knight. Yeah This wasn’t my favorite. And, surprisingly, not for the reasons that I usually DNF romantasies. There were no perfect book boyfriends, no generic female leads.…
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Everyone knows that characters can make or break a story. Even if a novel has the best plot imaginable, if the main characters get on my nerves, it’s an instant DNF. I like reading about characters that I can connect with. Finding that bond between the real world and the written one is one of…
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This post contains spoilers. Do not read on if you haven’t read the book. You have been warned… BOOK- Sparking Fire out of Fate AUTHOR- Brigid Kemmerer GENRE- Romance, Fantasy SERIES- Forging Silver into Stars #3 (A Curse so Dark and Lonely spin off) RATING- 5/5 *A quick note on acronyms: ACSDAL- A Curse so…
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A Disney+ remake of Eragon has been announced! Who’s excited? I definitely am! Read the official announcement on Paolini.net here
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