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Story Eater
Sep 14, 20226 min read
Book Radar: My Most Anticipated Indie Releases for Fall and Spooky Season 2022
September 2022 Wishtress by Nadine Brandes Release date: 13 September 2022 Format: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook Available at: Everywhere...
Story Eater
Aug 28, 20224 min read
ARC Review: Wishtress by Nadine Brandes
Release date: 13 September 2022 Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: She didn’t ask to be the Wishtress. Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her...
Story Eater
Aug 13, 20225 min read
Special Edition Review: Daphne Press Sabriel by Garth Nix
Hold onto your seats, bookish folk, I’m going to be incredibly nitpicky with a small amount of snark for this one. Daphne Press'...
Story Eater
Jul 25, 20225 min read
ALC and Pre-Release Review: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Release date: 23 August 2022 Rating: 3/5 Narrators: Michael Gallagher and Rachanee Lumayno Book boxes: FairyLoot July 2022 Adult...
Story Eater
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Recent Release Review: The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
Release date: 3 May 2022 Rating: 2.5/5 Synopsis: A summer house party turns into a whodunit when Mr. Wickham, one of literature’s most...
Story Eater
Jul 14, 20224 min read
ALC Review: Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
Release date: 2 August 2022 Rating: 3.75/5 Narrator: Julia Whelan Book boxes: None yet—if this isn’t in one, I’ll be shocked. Synopsis:...
Story Eater
Jun 27, 20223 min read
ARC Review: The Song that Moves the Sun by Anna Bright
Release date: 28 June 2022 Rating: 2/5 Indie: No Publisher: HarperCollins Synopsis: This sweeping YA fantasy romance full of...
Story Eater
Jun 14, 20224 min read
Recent Release Review: Darling Girl by Liz Michalski
Release date: 3 May 2022 Rating: 3.5/5 Book boxes: BOTM Synopsis: In this beautiful, grounded, and darkly magical modern-day...
Story Eater
Jun 13, 20223 min read
ALC Review: Twisted Love by Ana Huang
Release date: 29 April 2021 Original Release, 6 June 2022 Rerelease/Audio release Rating: 2.5 stars Narrators: Cindy Kay, Aiden Snow...
Story Eater
Jun 8, 20224 min read
ALC Review: Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
Release date: 14 June 2022 Rating: 3.75/5, only because of brilliant characters Narrator: Julia Whelan Synopsis: A woman returns to...
Story Eater
Jun 5, 20224 min read
ALC Review: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Release Date: 7 June 2022 Rating: 3.5/5 Narrator: Katherine Littrell Book Boxes: Unplugged Book Box Adult July 2022 Synopsis: In...
Story Eater
Jun 4, 20224 min read
ARC Review: Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg
Release date: 14 June 2022 Rating: 3.5/5 Book Box(es): BookHooked Box Synopsis: Fate brought them together. Time will tear them apart....
Story Eater
May 30, 20224 min read
ARC Review: This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
Release date: 28 June 2022 Rating: 3/5 Read by: Carlotta Brentan, Michael Gallagher Book Boxes: FairyLoot, Fae Crate, Fox & Wit YA...
Story Eater
May 28, 20225 min read
ARC Review: A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
Release date: 31 May 2022 Book rating: 2/5 Audio narration: 5/5 Audiobook read by: Kate Handford Synopsis: In this series debut...
Story Eater
May 25, 20224 min read
Oldie but a Goodie Review: Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Release date: 1 July 2006 Rating: 5/5 Book Boxes: None, but someone please do a special edition of this! Synopsis: High in the...
Story Eater
May 23, 20224 min read
Review: Vale: The Wizard's Ward by Jules McAleese
I was given a review copy of this book by the author in exchange for a review. I am reviewing this book honestly and willingly. Release...
Story Eater
May 16, 20224 min read
Better Late than Never Review: Heart of Shadow by Sarah K. L. Wilson
Release date: 24 November 2021 Rating 4.5/5 Book Boxes: Fae Crate Synopsis: I'm not afraid of the shadow. He's the only thing keeping...
Story Eater
May 14, 20223 min read
Recent Release Review: The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest
Release Date: 1 March 2022 Rating: 1.5/5 Synopsis: Nothing can stop the demon tide.... Newly exposed as the Black Witch of Prophecy,...
Story Eater
May 6, 20224 min read
ARC Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
Release date: 31 May 2022 Rating: 3.5/5 Book Boxes: Book(ish) Box May 2022, LovinBooksCandle June 2022 Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old...
Story Eater
May 2, 20223 min read
ALC Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Release Date: 2 May 2022 Rating: 2/5 Book Boxes: Lit Love Box (May 2022) Synopsis: One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see...
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