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March 15, 2023
Book Review – Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Official blurb: A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love, in this heartwarming and enchanting fantasy.Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar […]
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February 17, 2023
Book Review – Curse of the Wolf King by Tessonja Odette
Official blurb: A beastly fae king with a deadly curse.A devious bargain to break it… All Gemma Bellefleur wants is to leave her past behind and forget the day scandal broke her heart. But when she’s captured by a trickster fae king who threatens to hold her for ransom, she’ll find herself at the top […]
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January 19, 2023
Book Review – The Cup and the Prince by Day Leitao
Official blurb: Yes, 17-year-old Zora cheated her way into the Royal Games, but it was for a very good reason. Her ex-boyfriend thought she couldn’t attain glory on her own. Just because she was a girl. And he was the real cheater. So she took his place. Now she’s competing for the legendary Blood Cup, […]
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December 17, 2022
Book Review – Seven Black Diamonds by Melissa Marr
Official Blurb: Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal. Her father’s “unconventional” business has meant a life of tightly held secrets, concealed weaponry, and a strict code. But Lily’s crime isn’t being the daughter of a powerful mob boss. Her guilt lies in the other half of her DNA—the part that can coax ancient rumors from stones […]
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November 19, 2022
Book Review – Entranced by Sylvia Mercedes
Official blurb: THE PRINCE AND THE LIBRARIAN . . . Clara is an Obligate—a human servant at the Court of Dawn. She doesn’t know why. She knows only that she broke the Pledge and must therefore spend her days obliging the every whim of a capricious fae princess. If she can keep her head down […]
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October 21, 2022
Book Review – A Dance with the Fae Prince by Elise Kova
Official blurb: She knew her hand in marriage would be sold. She had no idea a fae prince was the buyer. Katria swore she’d never fall in love. She’s seen what “love” means through the cruelty of her family. So when she’s married off to the mysterious Lord Fenwood for a handsome price, all Katria […]
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September 15, 2022
Book Review – Once Upon a Name: Tales of the Strange and Unusual
Official blurb: What’s in a name? Names have power. Magic . . . Some names spell a great destiny. Once upon a time, twenty author friends accepted the challenge of a fairy tale name generator. Soon, twenty new characters were off on wild adventures. In this clean YA anthology, meet a goddess, a countess, and […]
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August 19, 2022
Book Review – Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
(Cover and blurb taken from Goodreads) Official blurb: Music runs in Sofi’s blood. Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs. In the kingdom of Aell, where winter is endless and magic is accessible to all, there are strict anti-magic laws ensuring music […]
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July 18, 2022
Book Review – A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
(Cover and blurb taken from Goodreads) Official blurb: Half-fae Arlo becomes entangled in the courtly intrigue at the Seelie Summer palace as danger for ironborns mounts in this gripping sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star that’s The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones. After thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders—and breaking several fae laws to do so—all […]
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June 17, 2022
Book Review – Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells
(Blurb and cover taken from Goodreads) Official blurb: Lena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill. Cursed by a witch before she was born, Lena has always lived in fear and isolation. But after a devastating mistake, she and her father are forced to flee to a village near the Silence, a […]
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