Tag: high-fantasy reads
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What I Read in January 2025
January was not the month I expected in so many ways. Every day seemed to bring some type of shock-and-WTF moment. From my social media feeds, a lot of people may agree with that statement. For me, this looked like a lot of stress at work plus continually crippling migraines plus a lot of friends…
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A New Fairy Tale: Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust; A Five-Star Book Review I love fairy tales. The magic, the romance, the monsters, the inevitable battle between good and evil… I’m here for all of it. And retellings are just as good in my mind, when they’re done well. Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust is a fairy…
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The Glory of HOSAB
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas A Five-Star Review (Minor Spoilers) If you’ve been on Bookstagram or BookTok in the past two months, you’ve seen tributes to Sarah J Maas’s newest book, House of Sky and Breath, which is the second in her Crescent City. There’s good reason for this adoration, in…
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Why I Love the A Court of Thorns and Roses Series
If you’ve been around any book lovers on social media in the last minute, you have seen a post or two about Sarah J Maas and her trio of series: Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and most recently Crescent City. The general consensus amongst Bookstagrammers is that these series are swoon-worthy,…
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A Beautiful Reaper at the Gates
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa TahirA 5-Star Book Review Warning: Spoilers for those who haven’t read the series! Reading the third installment of Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes series was like coming home to a very complicated family situation. A Reaper at the Gates is a fantastic read full of fantasy,…
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