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For me the audiobook turns this into a more ‘digestible’ read from the print copy, by establishing the tone and providing narrative tension where needed. I find the print copy is reading ‘drier’ for me because I read very quickly with my eyes, while audio forces me to slowdown and really take in the words. I’m enjoying it so far…

Through a review I’ve been surprised to learn that this was marketed as adult and not YA. Really? Huh, that’s a choice.

This book is phenomenal. Building off the first in the series, this book immerses you further into the lives in and around Sugar Island.

I’d forgotten so much, so a reread is in order before I can continue this great (so far) Romantasy series called DARK COURT RISING

This is so not what I thought it would be, and not in a good way. I do not want to pick it back up again. Not sure I will finish this.

I swore I read this, but I have not!!
Bonus novellas for me!!

The audio for this, performed by Hannah Gadsby, is exceptional. This is me, loving an audiobook 🙌🏼

So far, these fairy tale retellings are phenomenal

This book is a blast! Great premise, great execution!! Ms. Bev is an amazing author

My nephews (6 & 8) and I started reading the Wings of Fire series in the chapter book form—it was too gory and violent for us, so we switched to the graphic novel on the advice of our librarian, and this is much better for the kids!

This book is the soulmate of Lorraine Heath’s later gem, GORILLA TWINS (as names by Sarah MacLean). A good twin & an evil twin. Good twin is imprisoned by evil twin. Good twin stages breakout and imprisons evil twin, only to discover he is to be married that day. New bride finds her new husband very different from who she thought she was marrying. Gimmie Gimmie grabby hands!

I had a not great day, so I picked a book at random from my Kobo and landed here. It’s delightful so far…

I’m loving the way diversity is handled in this book

“I’m going to build up the fire on the porch and you can sit and rest out there with your dog. I can see the medicine between you.” Beautiful passage from this wonderful book.

This is a hard read, but it’s so well written. It’s 1/5 books chose for the Canada Reads 2022 Competition

I’m embarking on my first reread of the series that made me a Historical Romance reader <3

This book is so, so, so good. I love the magic system…

The hero has had to hike up a steep mountain in winter conditions to save the heroine. Now, unfortunately, there is only one tent…

I’m struggling to read, as my PTSD was triggered a few days ago. I save Kresley for just these times. Hopefully she’ll pull me through

Oh, how I love a fully fleshed out secondary love story. And I LOVE that in the secondary couple, we have a 50 year old and a 43 year old! Why did we stop doing this in romance?

It took me until now to realize I read this book in 2018. The joys of not remembering specifics is that if you wait, a book becomes new to you again, lol

The quality of this writing is phenomenal. Every minute I am not with this book, I am thinking about this book.

The writing in this book is just stunning

🎵It’s the most wonderful re-read time of the year...🎶

Am I just ‘one more chaptering myself’ through this right now? Yes, yes I am. Heart eyes emoji.

Lumbersexual Santa 🔥🔥😂😂

FYI other reviewers...
TW/CW: grief, death of both parents from cancer
(if you want more details let me know)

"Capitalism forever positions itself as the solution to the problems of Capitalism." This essay collection is phenomenal. If I had the power, I'd make it required reading for all in North America, regarding the atrocities Indigenous Peoples were, and are, subject to.

This in audio is absolutely fantastic. The author is a Canadian Inuk Throat Singer and she narrates the book. She’s interspersing throat singing between different parts of the book and it’s stunning. The best audiobook I have ever heard.

I love narrative non-fiction so much—this is starting off so fantastically. And it’s a WWII narrative that I’ve never read before, which is a refreshing change