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Imagine this: you’ve read 481,103 words across three books that many people do not dare to even open. You’ve traveled thousands of miles over 5 kingdoms, with a very limited lunch and a questionable companion. You’ve laughed and cried and thrown the book across the room (a true story, but one for another time). You’ve…
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BOOK- The Rose Bargain AUTHOR- Sasha Peyton Smith GENRE- alternate history, romance, fantasy, faeries RATING- 3.5/5 I can’t remember the last time a book left me this breathless. I also can’t remember the last time a book left me this confused. Me and the Rose Bargain have a very love-hate relationship. At times, I adored…
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SERIES- Defy the Night trilogy AUTHOR- Brigid Kemmerer GENRE- romance, fantasy, dystopian elements RATING- 4.5/5 Believe it or not, A Curse so Dark and Lonely wasn’t the beginning of the romantasy obsession, or even my Brigid Kemmerer obsession. Before my current phase, when my bookcase was stocked not with fantasy but with crime drama and…
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Read on the beach! the sun where I live has been gorgeous recently, so yesterday saw me headed to the beach. Without stopping to think, I picked up the book I was halfway through. And that is how I found myself sunbathing in my bikini with Legendborn by Tracy Deonn in front of me. Now,…
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BOOK- Cursed (Gilded Duology #2) AUTHOR- Marissa Meyer GENRE- fantasy, legend retelling RATING- 2.5/5 Reading Cursed almost made Gilded look like a masterpiece. Almost. If I hadn’t been desperately clinging to the faint hope that the ending might be good, I would have DNF’d Cursed. But I’d promised you guys a sequel review and, despite…
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BOOK- Gilded AUTHOR- Marissa Meyer GENRE- Romance, Fantasy, legend retelling RATING- 3.5/5 The last time I read Gilded by Marissa Meyer, I DNF’d it half way through. I realize that that might have been a wise choice, because now, after finally reaching the end, I have to read the sequel. PLOT Gilded by Marissa Meyer…
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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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