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Sarah N. Lawson

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Sarah N. Lawson grew up in the midst of forests, lakes, and waterfalls in Western New York. She was never seen without a book, and it's a surprise to exactly no one that she is now a writer and a full-time graduate student. By day, she is working toward a Dual Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Folklore at Indiana University, researching folklore and fairy tales in French, German, and Russian. By night, she writes fantasy novels about young women learning who they are and taking charge of their own stories.

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5 STARS - This book struck me on a deep, emotional level or in other ways left a great impression on me. It's likely made me cry, broken my heart, filled me with great joy or inspiration, Sarah N. Lawson grew up in the midst of forests, lakes, and waterfalls in Western New York. She was never seen without a book, and it's a surprise to exactly no one that she is now a writer and a full-time graduate student. By day, she is working toward a Dual Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Folklore at Indiana University, researching folklore and fairy tales in French, German, and Russian. By night, she writes fantasy novels about young women learning who they are and taking charge of their own stories.

ABOUT MY REVIEWS:
A quick guide to my star ratings:

5 STARS - This book struck me on a deep, emotional level or in other ways left a great impression on me. It's likely made me cry, broken my heart, filled me with great joy or inspiration, or some other strong feeling. I'm stingy with my 5-star ratings because I want these books to really stand out.

4 STARS - These are books that I really enjoyed but not might have left such a massive impression on me. If I give a book 4 stars, it means I definitely recommend it and there's likely nothing that took away from my reading experience. The only thing missing is that memorable emotional experience, BUT otherwise I think it's an excellent book and this should be considered a great rating from me!

3 STARS - It's a good book! Not incredible, but still enjoyable. I might have critiques of craft here and there, but overall it was good even if it didn't blow me away. I'm more selective in recommending these.

2 STARS - I did not enjoy this book. Sometimes this is subjective, but usually if I give a book this rating, I had strong feelings against it regarding content or theme. That, or it was just straight-up boring. Most of my DNFs get 2 stars.

1 STAR - Not only did I personally dislike this book, but it had significant craft problems that suggest it wasn't edited or was edited poorly. That, or it's so outrageously offensive that I can't bear to give it more than one star.

I will sometimes deduct stars for poor representation even if I otherwise enjoyed the book. This is done critically and individually for each book, and I always discuss this in my reviews. ...more

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Sarah said: " So, this one was on my "absolute faves" shelf for a long time because it was one of my favorite retellings of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" I'd read. It has since been dethroned by Edith Pattou's "East." But, now that I've grown as a person ...more "

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