No spoilers in this rapid review of American Royals by Katharine McGee. I liked fairly well it and give it 3 stars. The concept is original, and I enjoy McGee’s writing style. While the storyline is fun, McGee doesn’t capitalize on the facets of this alternate America like she could have. Instead, her main focus…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of Ashlords by Scott Reintgen. I liked it and give it 3.5 stars. This is the first of Scott Reintgen’s book I’ve read, and it won’t be my last. He has a fresh, straightforward style that I appreciate, and both his plot and characters were intriguing. Ashlords follows three…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of The Toll by Neal Shusterman. I loved Scythe and Thunderhead, the first two books in this series, and was eagerly anticipating the finale. But it wasn’t as good as the first two. I thought it was just okay and give it 3 stars. The situation seemed pretty bleak…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. Overall, I was not a fan. I give it 2.5 stars. This is Morgenstern’s second novel, and The Night Circus, her debut, is my all-time favorite book. Sea was my most anticipated release of the year, yet I don’t think it suffered…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of Kingsbane by Claire Legrand. I liked most of the book and LOVED the ending, so I decided on 4.5 stars. I put this book down and picked it back up several times before I finished it. The crazy thing is, I was never bored. That wasn’t the problem,…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh. This one started off slow for me, but it grew on me by the end. I decided on a rating of 3.0 stars. This is the story of Celine, a young woman who flees France after a tragedy. She boards a ship bound…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of Dark Age. I give it 4.5 stars. Thank you for this masterpiece of a series, Pierce Brown. He describes it as high tech Rome meets space Vikings in the acknowledgements, and this explanation makes me smile. It’s the easiest way to sum up the series for those who…
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I received an e-ARC of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review. No spoilers in this rapid review of War of Mist by Helen Scheuerer. I really liked it and give it 4.5 stars. This is how you wrap up an epic fantasy series! I’ve been a little let down by…
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No spoilers in this review of Off Planet by Aileen Erin. Recently, I listened to a podcast interview with Aileen Erin and was inspired by her author journey. Major publishers didn’t want to print what she was interested in writing, and so she started her own independent publishing company, Ink Monster. Love it! I picked…
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