2020

The Other Bennet Sister

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The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow (2020)

Fiction | Historical | Romance

Blurb:

Mary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice’s five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own.

What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Austen fans.

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One-line Reviews: July 2021

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Bye, July. Time for my post of one-line reviews for a few of the books I’ve read/finished this month. It’s short and gets to the point so if you haven’t been a fan of my usual sprawling review style then this is the complete opposite. Follow me on Goodreads if you’d like to keep up with all of the books I read each month.

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♛ Top Reads of 2020: Part 2 | December 2020

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Can you believe 2020 is coming to a close at last?! This year started off strong for me but then once COVID-19 hit I felt stuck reliving the same day over and over and over. I am more than ready to leave this year behind and hope that maybe, just maybe, the new year will be a smidge kinder to us. Anyway, as it is the end of the year, it is time to share my Top Reads: Part 2 which covers the months of July – December! If you’d like to check out my list of Top Reads: Part 1 featuring my favorite books that I read during January – June, you can do that here. As always, let me know what your top reads have been this year! Continue reading →

The Shadows Between Us

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The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller (2020)

YA Fiction | Fantasy Romance

Blurb:

Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:

1) Woo the Shadow King.
2) Marry him.
3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.

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Spotlight: The Recorder

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My list of anticipated 2021 releases goes up soon but I couldn’t resist sharing a little spotlight post about debut author Cathy McCrumb‘s upcoming dystopian sci-fi trilogy! The first book is currently titled THE RECORDER and I am honestly so intrigued!

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Burn Our Bodies Down

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Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power (2020)

YA Fiction | Mystery? Horror? Supernatural? Sci-Fi?

Blurb:

Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot’s questions about what came before. No history to hold on to. No relative to speak of. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along.

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A Deadly Education

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A Deadly Education (The Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik (2020)

Fiction | Dark Fantasy | Magic School

Blurb:

Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly.

A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets. 

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☂ Halloween Reads | October 2020

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Happy Halloween! This month I put together a list of my recommended dark, spooky, or paranormal reads. What are some of your favorites? Continue reading →

Fangs

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Fangs by Sarah Andersen (2020)

Comics | Fiction | Paranormal Romance

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“A new gothic romance story from the creator of the enormously popular Sarah’s Scribbles comics.

Vamp is three hundred years old but in all that time, she has never met her match. This all changes one night in a bar when she meets a charming werewolf. FANGS chronicles the humor, sweetness, and awkwardness of meeting someone perfectly suited to you but also vastly different.”

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The Lives of Saints

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Guess what! I succumbed to weakness and ordered a copy of Leigh Bardugo’s latest contribution to her Grishaverse, a collection of short stories called The Lives of Saints. It’s just so pretty and I couldn’t stop my curiosity from wanting to read these tales! If you’ve been curious about this one as well then keep reading this post where I’ll include info on what the book is about, my review, and a look at the artwork inside! And don’t worry if you have no idea what the Grishaverse is, I’ve included a bit about that as well. Continue reading →