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Review slots currently full until late Spring 2025.
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ALC Review: Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam, narrated by Moira Quirk
Leikam's debut Anji Kills a King hits shelves and audio apps 13 May 25. Read my review here.
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Apr 113 min read
ALC and DRC Review: The Love Haters by Katherine Center
Katherine Center's newest romance went over swimmingly! See my review here.
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Apr 73 min read
ALC Review: Boys with Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell
The new, creepy dark academia YA from debut author Jenni Howell falls a bit flat for me logically but wows me with writing style.
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Apr 13 min read
DRC Review: Slip by L. Ryan Storms
A fantastic addition to YA novels about teens dealing with mental health issues, Slip releases 15 April 2025. Read my review here.
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Apr 13 min read
ALC Review: Firebird (The Fire That Binds #1) by Juliette Cross
Firebird, the new dragon romantasy from Bramble, releases in the US 8 April. Read my slightly snarky review here.
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Mar 303 min read
ALC Review: The Sirens by Emilia Hart
Two-time Goodreads Choice Winner Emilia Hart's newest book hits US shelves 1 April. Read my review here.
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Mar 294 min read
DRC Review: The Deathly Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
The conclusion to Kathryn Purdie's Forest Grimm duology releases 25 March.—read my review here.
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Mar 214 min read
DRC Review: A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
The second book in Bennett's Shadow of the Leviathan Series releases 1 April. Check my review out here.
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Mar 73 min read
DRC Review: Galaphile (The First Druids of Shannara #1) by Terry Brooks
A new Shannara book! Read my review for the upcoming Galaphile here.
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Mar 53 min read
DRC Review: Serenade of Kings by Christine E. Schulze
The second book of The Gailean Quartet is here! Read my review—but read Prelude of Fire first so you won't be spoiled!
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Feb 243 min read
DRC Review: A Haunt for Jackals by J.L. Odom
Read my review for J.L. Odom's fantastic second installment in the Land of Exile series.
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Feb 243 min read
ALC Review: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
McAllister's ninth thriller is out 25 February. Read my review for the riveting release here.
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Feb 243 min read
ALC Review: Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods
Kell Woods' sophomore novel is out in the world. Read my review here.
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Feb 184 min read
DRC Review: The Book of Atrix Wolfe: 30th Anniversary Edition by Patricia A. McKillip, forward by Kathleen Jennings
Another of McKillip's classics gets a special release! Read my review for The Book of Atrix Wolfe here.
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Feb 143 min read
DRC/ALC Review: The Fourth Consort by Edward Ashton
Ashton's upcoming The Fourth Consort packs a weird, comedic punch. Read my review here.
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Feb 123 min read
DRC Review: The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann Thomas
Thomas' ghost story started strong but fizzled out for me. Read my review of The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall.
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Feb 102 min read
DRC Review: Capitana by Cassandra James
Cassandra James' Capitana releases 4 February 2025. Read my glowing review here!
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Feb 24 min read
ALC Review: Penitence by Kristin Koval
Read my review for Kristin Koval's debut novel Penitence here.
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Jan 293 min read
ALC Review: Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Read my review here for the first book in a new romantasy series from Bramble—Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis.
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Jan 144 min read
ALC Review: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
I've officially been Feeneyed. Read my review for my first and Feeney's latest Feeney novel, Beautiful Ugly.
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Jan 143 min read
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