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Review: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen was different from most of the books I read. In fact, when it became available on my library holds list, I couldn’t even remember why I had added it. Other Birds is tagged on GoodReads as Magical Realism, and while there are some supernatural occurrences, they do not dominateContinue reading “Review: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen”

February 2023 Reading Wrap Up

I did lots of reading in February, as you can see I read much faster than I’m able to review. I’m still struggling with whether or not I want to review all the books I’ve read or just some. We’ll see how far behind I get over the course of the year. I love puttingContinue reading “February 2023 Reading Wrap Up”

Review: Hour is Come by Victoria Tait

Hour is Come by Victoria Tait is book 0.5 in her A Dotty L. Sayers Antique Mystery series and is available for free if you sign up for her newsletter. Dotty is a newly widowed young woman, her father and husband have always made major decisions and Dotty is getting her first taste of independence.Continue reading “Review: Hour is Come by Victoria Tait”

Review: Gilded by Marissa Meyer

Gilded by Marissa Meyer is the first book in her duology of the same name, and is an intriguing retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Serilda has been telling stories all her life, and when she is caught by the Erlking on the night of a hunter’s moon, to save herselfContinue reading “Review: Gilded by Marissa Meyer”

Review: Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang

It took me quite some time to really gather my thoughts after finishing Babel, I think this is one of those books that is going to stick with me for a while. Although it’s written in a fantasy version of our world, some of the issues are ones that make you think about our ownContinue reading “Review: Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang”