Cold Eternity Review: Eat the Rich
If you’re reading this right now I’m guessing you could use a break from the horrors of our current reality, might I suggest the horrors of not-so-different one? Stay with me here, because Cold…
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A Drop of Corruption Review: How We Deal With the Swamp
Every time a new Robert Jackson Bennett book comes out, I read it way too fast and then feel something I mostly otherwise feel after eating an entire bag of Cadbury mini-eggs: not regret—never!—but…
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The River Has Roots Review: The River Is Within Us
It’s not really the done thing, but in talking about The River Has Roots, the first offering from Amal El-Mohtar since she co-authored This Is How You Lose the Time War with Max Gladstone,…
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Ho Ho Oh No: (Book) Gifts for THAT Friend or Family Member
You know the drill. You drew your weird cousin in the family Secret Santa, but all you know is she likes books, and now it’s too late and/or awkward to ask her for specific…
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The Sky On Fire Review Part 3: Tokyo Drift
By now I hope you’ve read the nuanced and eloquent reviews of The Sky on Fire by Christina and Josh. This is not going to be one of those reviews, because everything they said…
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Imagine you’ve lived in the same house for the past 20 years. You know where the creaky floorboard is and how to pull that door just right so it closes properly. You know every…
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A Restless Truth Review: Romance, Espionage, and Magic!
Mild spoiler warning: if you’re worried about spoilers for the first book, I recommend both books and I recommend reading them in order! If you’re not worried about mild spoilers for the first book,…
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The Shadow of the Gods Review: Brutal But Fun
When gods go to war, it is no small thing. The Shadows of Gods by John Gwynne is a Scandanavian-inspired grim and dark book that nevertheless avoids the common pitfalls that come with the…
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The House of Always Review: Love and Friendship in Chaos
The series, A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons, since its first book The Ruin of Kings, released in 2019, has quickly become the series I look forward to the most. The fourth book,…
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The Album of Dr. Moreau Review: Like the World is Watching
The WyldBoyZ aren’t your average boyband. Sure, they have “the smart one,” “the cute one,” “the shy one” and so on, but “the smart one” really does have an elephant’s memory, and “the cute…
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