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Kelly River

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Kelly River is an author who dwells on the edge of the English countryside, forever losing themselves in rambling trails both fictional and material. An avid fan of reading, walking, games, and green teas, you might find them fondling a sheaf of freshly-picked grain or gazing at the canopy of trees beyond the garden fence while they write.

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Average rating: 4.43 · 1,927 ratings · 80 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Elizabeth of Rosepath (The Book of Roses, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 1,133 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Heart in the Hills (The Book of Roses #2) 4.61 avg rating — 263 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Embers of Daylight (The Book of Roses #3) 4.60 avg rating — 237 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lavender's Wolf (The Book of Roses #4) 4.34 avg rating — 95 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calia's Needle (The Book of Roses #5) 4.32 avg rating — 76 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mender of Monsters (The Book of Roses #6) 4.53 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Slave and the Sheriff: The Song of Silver, Volume One (The Book of Roses #7) 4.54 avg rating — 35 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Price of the Wind: The Song of Silver, Volume Two (The Book of Roses #8) 4.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Aria of Tomorrow: The Song of Silver, Volume Three 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book Review: Royal Assassin

‘My prince was human, I suddenly perceived. It was not reassuring.’

In my review for the previous book in Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy, Assassin’s Apprentice, I noted that the central theme of the story was one of parenting. If that novel was about growing up, this one is about maturity. We see our protagonist Fitz grappling with the tug of his responsibilities versus his emotions, and we delve eve

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Kelly River wrote a new blog post Book Review: Royal Assassin ‘My prince was human, I suddenly perceived. It was not reassuring.’In my review for the previous book in Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy, Assassin’s Appr Read more of this blog post »
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‘My prince was human, I suddenly perceived. It was not reassuring.’ In my review for the previous book in Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy, Assassin's Apprentice, I noted that the central theme of the story was one of parenting. If that novel was about gr ...more
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Kelly River rated a book it was amazing Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I have to confess, Assassin’s Apprentice is one of those books that sat in my library untouched for far too long. I remember picking it up on a recommendation many years ago, but the title and blurb always called to mind the type of epic fantasy that ...more
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Kelly River rated a book it was amazing A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea is one of those novels I've been peripherally aware of for many years, but I never sat down to give it a read until this autumn. While I wouldn't say it's one of my favourite books of all time, I did find it c ...more
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Kelly River made a comment on Fran Whyte’s review of Lavender's Wolf (The Book of Roses #4) " I don't usually respond to reviews, but thank you so much for these kind words, Fran. Everything you described here is exactly how I feel when I'm rea ...more "
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“The world was a big place, and once you started worrying about kings and dynasties you started feeling like an ant in a storm, where one stray raindrop might wash you away.”
― Kelly River, Elizabeth of Rosepath

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