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Review slots currently full until late Spring 2025.
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DRC Review: The Deathly Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
The conclusion to Kathryn Purdie's Forest Grimm duology releases 25 March.—read my review here.
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5 days ago4 min read


DRC Review: A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
The second book in Bennett's Shadow of the Leviathan Series releases 1 April. Check my review out here.
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Mar 73 min read


DRC Review: Galaphile (The First Druids of Shannara #1) by Terry Brooks
A new Shannara book! Read my review for the upcoming Galaphile here.
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Mar 53 min read


DRC Review: Serenade of Kings by Christine E. Schulze
The second book of The Gailean Quartet is here! Read my review—but read Prelude of Fire first so you won't be spoiled!
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Feb 243 min read


DRC Review: A Haunt for Jackals by J.L. Odom
Read my review for J.L. Odom's fantastic second installment in the Land of Exile series.
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Feb 243 min read


ALC Review: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
McAllister's ninth thriller is out 25 February. Read my review for the riveting release here.
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Feb 243 min read


ALC Review: Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods
Kell Woods' sophomore novel is out in the world. Read my review here.
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Feb 184 min read


DRC Review: The Book of Atrix Wolfe: 30th Anniversary Edition by Patricia A. McKillip, forward by Kathleen Jennings
Another of McKillip's classics gets a special release! Read my review for The Book of Atrix Wolfe here.
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Feb 143 min read


DRC/ALC Review: The Fourth Consort by Edward Ashton
Ashton's upcoming The Fourth Consort packs a weird, comedic punch. Read my review here.
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Feb 123 min read


DRC Review: The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann Thomas
Thomas' ghost story started strong but fizzled out for me. Read my review of The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall.
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Feb 102 min read


DRC Review: Capitana by Cassandra James
Cassandra James' Capitana releases 4 February 2025. Read my glowing review here!
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Feb 24 min read


ALC Review: Penitence by Kristin Koval
Read my review for Kristin Koval's debut novel Penitence here.
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Jan 293 min read


ALC Review: Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Read my review here for the first book in a new romantasy series from Bramble—Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis.
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Jan 144 min read


ALC Review: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
I've officially been Feeneyed. Read my review for my first and Feeney's latest Feeney novel, Beautiful Ugly.
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Jan 143 min read


DRC Review: Lightfall by Ed Crocker
Ed Crocker's fantasy debut boasts fantastic world building and atmosphere—read my review for Lightfall here.
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Jan 143 min read


ALC Review: Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan
Sue Lynn Tan's Immortal boasts a beautiful cover, but does the inside read as beautifully?
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Jan 133 min read


DRC Review: Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Samantha Sotto Yambao's wonderful new fantasy, Water Moon started my reading year off perfectly. Read my review here.
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Jan 132 min read


ALC Review: She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke
Read my review for the adult romcom/mystery mashup debut from YA author Jenny Elder Moke: She Doesn't Have a Clue.
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Jan 23 min read


eARC Review: A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon
My brief, slightly spoilery review for the follow-up to Thea Gaunzon's The Hurricane Wars, A Monsoon Rising.
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Dec 10, 20243 min read

eARC Review: Memoria by J.J. Fischer
The concluding chapter in J.J. Fischer's The Nightingale Trilogy releases today! Read my review here.
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Dec 10, 20243 min read
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