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Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik
I received an invitation to ARC read Silver & Blood by a representative of the publisher after I’d recently read and loved another ARC from them. If they were so sure I’d like it, I figured I’d give it a shot even without really knowing the author. They were absolutely correct. I had an amazing…
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Bound by Alyson Dawn
Over the summer, I read Marked by Alyson Dawn. I had a lot of fun with its characters, and wanted to see more of its unique shadow magic system. Therefore I was very excited to get a message asking if I would read an ARC of the sequel too. Bound publishes today, Sunday, January 25th…
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Blood Sings & Blood Binds by Denisa Mih
Blood Sings and Blood Binds are the first two installments of the Beyond the Gloom series by Denisa Mih. Blood Binds publishes this coming Sunday, January 11th. I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of the second one along with a copy of the first from The Nerd Fam. These were advertised as Underworld…
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A Fortnight to Forever by Alycia E. Anderson
A Fortnight to Forever is the first book I’ve ever had the privilege of re-reading before it even released. I’ve covered a couple of Alycia E. Anderson’s books on here before. I’ve enjoyed her Enchanted Isles series so much that I signed up to ARC read any new book she publishes. Several months ago, she…
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Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Assistant to the Villain is another book that took a backseat on my TBR for far too long. It got pushed back again and again on my reading list in favor of upcoming releases. Clearing my November schedule of deadlines gave me the time to finally get to it. I’m very glad that I did.…
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Child of Shivay by JR Cathers
Advance reader copies (ARCs) of Child of Shivay by JR Cathers were sent out in waves. Each wave went to a new round of applicants. Since my reading schedule for October was already very full, I tried to ignore the first few waves. However, a couple friends of mine jumped on the book right away.…
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If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust
I can’t pinpoint exactly what it was that first drew me to apply for an advance reader copy (ARC) of If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust. It’s a great title and a gorgeous cover of course, but on the surface it looks to be outside of my usual genres and favored tropes. Perhaps…
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The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood by Brittany Hansen
I already knew I would be reading frantically through the month of October. I’d already received advance reader copies (ARCs) of a handful of books publishing this month. Still, when The Nerd Fam sent out emails looking for readers interested in The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood, I couldn’t resist applying. The description of the story…
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A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
No, this isn’t the review I said I was going to write next. The Author’s Guide to Murder didn’t pull me in the way I hoped it would and I didn’t find any of the main characters particularly likeable, so I moved on. My TBR physical pile presented quite a few options, but A Study…
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The Serpent’s Bride by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
When I submitted my application for an advance reader copy (ARC) of this book, I knew I already had two other ARCs on my schedule to read and review for their release within the next week. (The Call of Wind releases on Friday, August 29th and Isle of Ember releases Tuesday, September 2nd.) Still, that…
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Marked by Alyson Dawn
For a while now, I’ve been connected with Alyson Dawn on TikTok because we have a mutual love of books and stories. Every so often, I would see her post about a book she was working on writing. Everything she said about it piqued my interest. When she put word out that it was ready…
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Weekly Reading Recap: May 19, 2025
Another Monday is upon us. We’re now at May 19 and that means I’ve completed another week of reading. Since my sister’s bridal shower was this past weekend, I didn’t have a lot of time to sit still. I managed to get a few books in anyway! Here’s the recap. 1. A Fire in the…