Tag: book review
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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
TW: rape, gore, war, drug addiction/abuse, genocide, racism Goodreads Amazon Genre: fantasy When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass […]
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Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett
Genre: fictionAmazonGoodreads Immediately upon its publication in Ireland, Claire-Louise Bennett’s debut began to attract attention well beyond the expectations of the tiny Irish press that published it. A deceptively slender volume, it captures with utterly mesmerizing virtuosity the interior reality of its unnamed protagonist, a young woman living a singular and mostly solitary existence on […]
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The Wicked King by Holly Black
My rating: 3.9/5 stars Genre: fantasy Goodreads Amazon You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong. After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the […]
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The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
My rating: 4/5 stars Genre: fantasy, historical Expected release: 1/9/19 Goodreads Amazon In the stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogy, following The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, Vasya returns to save Russia and the spirit realm, battling enemies both mortal and magic. Read below for my spoiler free review.
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