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Review: Ascension - Nicholas Binge
Genre: horror, sci-fi/speculative fiction Published: HarperVoyager, April 2023 My Rating: 2.5/5 very conflicted stars Ascension was one of...
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Review: Tides -Sara Freeman
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Granta Books, January 2022 My Rating: 3/5 stars "If you can't let go of anything, let go of...
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Review: Graveyard of Lost Children - Katrina Monroe
Genre: horror, supernatural thriller Published: Poisoned Pen Press, May 2023 My Rating: 3.5/5 stars, rounded up "An entire life devoted...
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Review: Half Moon Summer - Elaine Vickers
Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary, Novel in Verse Published: Peachtree Publishing, June 2023 My rating: 4.5/5 stars “That’s how the big...
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Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabriella Zevin
Genre: Contemporary Fiction Published: Knopf, July 2022 My Rating: 2/5 stars “What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow,...
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Review: The Girl from Earth's End - Tara Dairman
Genre: Middle-grade fantasy Published: Candlewick Press, March 2023 My Rating: 5/5 stars Look, I’ve done the whole “I’m not crying, you...
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Review: Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Faber & Faber, October 2022 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars “A good story doesn’t just copy life, it pushes...
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Review: Looking Glass Sound - Catriona Ward
Genre: horror Published: Viper Press/Serpents Tail, April 2023 My Rating: 5/5 stars “I don’t think people should live by the ocean. It’s...
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Review: Brother & Sister Enter the Forest - Richard Mirabella
Genre: Literary fiction Published: Catapult/Dreamscape Audio, March 2023 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars Richard Mirabella delivers an impressive...
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Review: Shy - Max Porter
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Faber & Faber, April 2023 My Rating: 2/5 stars “The night is huge and it hurts.” Since I’ve enjoyed...
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Review: Elatsoe - Darcie Little Badger
Genre: Magical Realism, Young-Adult Published: Levine Querido, August 2020 My Rating: 5/5 stars, all-time favourite Elatsoe (both the...
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Review: Where Darkness Blooms - Andrea Hannah
Genre: Young Adult Horror Published: Wednesday Books, February 2023 My Rating: 1/5 stars It’s been a while since a book made me angry...
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Review: A Fire Endless - Rebecca Ross
Genre: Fantasy Published: Harper Collings, Dec 2022 My Rating: 4/5 stars Note: this is part two in the Elements of Candence duology. Link...
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Review: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett
Genre: fantasy Published: Orbit, January 2023 My Rating: 3/5 stars “Perhaps it is always restful to be around someone who does not expect...
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Review: Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves - Quinn Connor
Genre: Magical Realism, horror Published: Sourcebooks Landmark, May 30th 2023 My Rating: 3/5 stars "The dead have a tight grip on this...
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Review: Age of Myth - Michael J. Sullivan
Genre: High Fantasy Published: Del Rey, June 2016 My Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis: Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods...
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Review: Wolfwood - Marianna Baer
Genre: Young Adult contemporary, magical realism Published: Amulet Books/Tantor Audio, March 2023 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars “What does it...
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Review: The Waking Forest - Alyssa Wees
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Published: Delacorte, March 2019 My Rating: 1/5 stars I gave this book two valiant attempts but I simply can’t...
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Review: The Secret of Haven Point - Lisette Auton
Genre: Middle-Grade Fantasy Published: Puffin Books (Penguin), February 2022 My Rating: 5/5 stars “I still haven’t told my gang about all...
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Review: In Ascension - Martin MacInnes
Genre: Literary Fiction, Sci-fi/Speculative Published: Atlantic Books, February 2023 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars “A family is a group of...
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